California Ban on Junk Sales Calls
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A California businessman has lost a Supreme Court challenge to the
state's ban on fully automated telephone sales pitches.
The court, without comment, turned down the businessman's argument
that the state laws imposing such restrictions violated his
free-speech rights. Two California laws restrict the use of machines
that automatically dial telephone numbers and play pre-recorded
messages. Such devices can be used only if a live operator first
identifies the sponsor and gets the listener's consent to play the
message. The federal government and at least forty other states have
laws restricting automated sales calls.
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