Stop The Silent Calls
Silent, anonymous and mysterious.
 | The telephone calls can come at any time of the day or night sometimes once, sometimes twice, sometimes a dozen times.
There is no voice on the other end of the line, just an eerie silence. The Daily Echo is backing Radio Solent's Silent Calls Campaign calling for an end to the latest trend in telesales which is leaving many people frightened in their own homes.
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Increasingly, telemarketing firms selling everything from Spanish holiday villas to medical insurance are using predictive dialling systems software which allows them to make calls by automatically dialling a selection of random numbers.
| Victory for campaigners in phone fight | | 4:12pm Tuesday 23rd May 2006 | | COMMUNICATIONS watchdog Ofcom has pledged to keep a close eye on tele-sales companies to make sure they stick to new regulations against silent calls. |
| HELPFUL NUMBERS | | 4:11pm Tuesday 23rd May 2006 | | By dialling these numbers you may reduce the number of silent calls but they are not a foolproof way as predictive dialling software is used by other companies as well as telesales firms. |
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If you have a story to tell about Silent Calls, then contact the newsdesk on 02380-424777.
Or email newsdesk@soton-echo.co.uk |
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