Massachusetts H4812 restricts telemarketers from using local phone numbers for unsolicited sales calls.

Massachusetts H4812 amends Chapter 159C of the General Laws to prohibit telephone solicitors from making unsolicited sales calls using local phone numbers or area codes not linked to their physical location or business in the commonwealth. The attorney general is tasked with enforcing this restriction and can issue fines for violations. The attorney general must also report violations to the advisory group. The office, in consultation with the attorney general, will create rules and regulations to implement this section.

Massachusetts H4812 restricts telemarketers from using local phone numbers for unsolicited sales calls.

Massachusetts H4812 amends Chapter 159C of the General Laws to prohibit telephone solicitors from making unsolicited sales calls using local phone numbers or area codes not linked to their physical location or business in the commonwealth. The attorney general is tasked with enforcing this restriction and can issue fines for violations. The attorney general must also report violations to the advisory group. The office, in consultation with the attorney general, will create rules and regulations to implement this section.