September 27, 2015
What the Rise of Call-Blocking Technology Could Mean for Telephone Research
Call-blocking is already happening, so what can we do about it?
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August 3, 2015
New U.S. Restrictions on Telephone Research Prompt Risk Management Debate: Do the new TCPA rules mean you should junk your autodialer?
New rules for telephone research from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have dramatically raised the liability risks for telephone survey, opinion and marketing research in the U.S., causing some research companies to go so far in response as to discard most of their dialing equipment.
July 21, 2015
USA & the TCPA: Rational Player?
The United States prides itself on a healthy environment within which citizens have a voice in government and corporations conduct business within a predictable re
June 9, 2015
FCC v. Telephone Research Common Sense, Part II: What the FCC is doing on telephone research and what is next
We encountered significant confusion (including our own) as to what the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) actually will be approving in its June 18 meeting regarding
May 29, 2015
FCC v. Telephone Research Common Sense: New rules could block most calls, make compliance more complicated, and invite more class action lawsuits
On June 18, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on new regulations that could seriously harm survey, opinion and marketing research conducted by phone.
May 11, 2015
Push Poll Bill in Maine Gets Fixed
Legislators in Maine recently fixed a misguided bill targeting "push polls" that could have irreparably biased the resul
January 27, 2015
Call-Blocking Technology Could Block Marketing Research Calls, Even Though Intended to Fight Telemarketing Robocalls
Should telephone companies be allowed to block certain calls -- and would some of those calls be survey, opinion and marketing research calls?
Conducting Automated Polling (IVR & Robocalls): Best Practices for Researchers
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April 15, 2015In addition to existing federal disclosure requirements for survey, opinion and marketing researchers making use of artificial or prerecorded voice calls, Congress and state legislatures often consider legislation that would further restrict, or even outlaw, such calls.
May 15, 2012
Alabama now requires sponsorship disclosure from automated political calls and political "robopolls"
Alabama will now require automated political calls, including those for survey and opinion research purposes, to disclose their sponsors. On May 15, S.B.
April 5, 2012
Louisiana won't restrict political campaign polling after all
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