The Terrors of Telemarketing

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Must-see TV, tonight on Fox: When Telemarketers Attack.

Such a show may not be far off, and all of Colorado might tune in. In 2001, the state’s general assembly passed legislation creating a no-call list people could use to protect themselves from unwanted telemarketing calls. And yes, that would include calls involving threatening, expletive-laden messages.

Last Monday, an employee of Salt Lake City-based Teleperformance USA, calling on behalf of Qwest Communications, was displeased when a customer in Evergreen, Colo.,



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