But the controversy over the use of robo-calls for other purposes, and the attention the CRTC has paid to the issue, makes the future of IVR polling in Canada difficult to predict.

Janice Kopec, left, is the Federal Trade Commission's point person on robo-calls. Ami Dziekan has been program manager of the Do Not Call Registry since 2010. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington ...

How robo-call moguls outwitted the government and completely wrecked the Do Not Call list For The Washington Post by Kyle Bean By The Washington Post ...

To help limit robo-calls, hang up and don't press any buttons. If you do, the auto-dialer registers that a real person answered and may keep calling. If you have caller-ID on your phone, report ...

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Janice Kopec, left, is the Federal Trade Commission’s point person on robo-calls. Ami Dziekan has been program manager of the Do Not Call Registry since 2010. M ...