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On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 05:54:17PM +0100, Julian Hall wrote: > or companies who use automated random dialling. They're the worst ones. > TPS suggest SilentGard 5. Recently I have been receiving silent calls on my telephone. Will registering with TPS reduce these? Not necessarily. Silent calls are generated from the use of 'automated diallers'. When these are incorrectly set, more numbers are dialled than there are operators available to take the calls. If the purpose of the call was to sell you a product or service, then registering on TPS will reduce these. However companies use automated diallers for things such as debt collection, market research etc. and TPS will not reduce these. Please see the Guidance Notes which the Information Commissioner's Office have produced - Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and the Ofcom website http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/features/slentcall 6. How can I reduce the receipt of silent calls? There is a separate service called Silent CallGard. You can register with them by calling 0844 3722325. The only website I could find is http://www.ukdatait.co.uk/ but this allows you to sign out for one year. -- Henry Photocopies or faxes of my signature are not binding. This email has been signed with an electronic signature in accordance with subsection 7(3) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000. Digital Key Signature: GPG RSA 0xFB447AA1 Tue Oct 26 18:45:25 BST 2010
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