telemarketing
noun
tele·mar·ket·ing
ˌte-lə-ˈmär-kə-tiŋ 
: the marketing of goods or services by telephone
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UnitedHealthcare has agreed to pay a $2.5 million settlement as a resolution to a class action lawsuit that claims the company made unauthorized telemarketing calls in violation of federal law.
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Individuals who received unauthorized telemarketing calls from UnitedHealthcare between January 9, 2015, and January 9, 2019, may be eligible for this settlement.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
In July 2022, Shah entered a guilty plea after she and her assistant Stuart Smith were arrested in March 2021 for their roles in a long-running nationwide telemarketing scheme.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Passed in 1991, the TCPA regulates telemarketing communications in the form of calls or texts, with the goal of protecting shoppers from robocalls, spam texts and other unwelcome and disruptive outreach from companies.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Individuals who received unauthorized telemarketing calls from UnitedHealthcare between January 9, 2015, and January 9, 2019, may be eligible for this settlement.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
In July 2022, Shah entered a guilty plea after she and her assistant Stuart Smith were arrested in March 2021 for their roles in a long-running nationwide telemarketing scheme.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Passed in 1991, the TCPA regulates telemarketing communications in the form of calls or texts, with the goal of protecting shoppers from robocalls, spam texts and other unwelcome and disruptive outreach from companies.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Telemarketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telemarketing. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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telemarketing
noun
tele·mar·ket·ing
ˌtel-ə-ˈmär-kət-iŋ
: the marketing of goods or services by telephone
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