Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act Law and Legal Definition
The Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act is a federal legislation that protects consumers from telemarketing deception and abuse. The Act prescribes that no person shall act as telemarketer without having received a valid certificate of registration.
The Act was created on the finding that interstate telemarketing fraud has become a problem of such magnitude that the resources of the Federal Trade Commission are not sufficient to ensure adequate consumer protection from such fraud. [15 USCS § 6101].
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- Teleological Construction
- Telephone Bank
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act
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