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Discover LudwigThe phrase "nuisance call" is a correct and commonly used term in written English.
It refers to an unwelcome or annoying telephone call, usually from a salesperson or telemarketer. Example: I received another nuisance call from a telemarketer trying to sell me a vacation package.
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nuisance call
noun
An unsolicited, annoying telephone call, such as one originating from a telemarketer, robocaller, or prankster or one that is obscene, harassing, misdialed, or senseless.
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The latest phone marketing problem in Britain, which was raised by MPs this week, is the so-called "silent" nuisance call, where an automated system from a marketing company simultaneously dials large volumes of numbers.
FOR more than a decade, call centers have generally recorded every service request, complaint, diatribe, account closure and nuisance call from consumers.
Say you have to get off the line so you can answer another nuisance call I actually had to do this last week, for real.
After deciding on this tactic, my first nuisance call was from India and related to something being wrong with my Windows operating system.
launched its Calling Time on Nuisance Calls campaign after finding 83% of people had received a nuisance call on their landline in the previous month.
A company that offered a nuisance call blocking service has itself been fined by the privacy watchdog for making "bullying and aggressive" telephone calls.
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The previous highest fine ever issued by the ICO was £350,000, against Prodial, a spam-calling company responsible for over 46 million automated nuisance calls.
We would like to see a ban on cold-calling by claims companies, which would spare people from nuisance calls and protect consumers from predatory firms".
The Nuisance Calls and Texts Task Force acknowledged further action needs to be taken by businesses.
Unwanted nuisance calls by Mr Wilshire's staff led to more than 2,700 complaints between May 2011 and December 2012.
* * * A Lancashire based claims manager has been fined £850,000 for bombarding people with nuisance calls.
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