Article: Ofcom action on silent calls.

M2 PRESSWIRE-31 October 2005-Ofcom: Ofcom action on silent calls(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Ofcom today announced a series of measures to take action against silent calls and published the outcome of a related investigation into seven companies.

Silent calls occur when automated calling systems used by call centres for telemarketing, market research, debt collection and other purposes, generate more calls than the available call centre agents can deal with.

When the person dialled answers the telephone, there is no agent available, resulting in silence on the line. These abandoned calls can cause significant ...

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