An interim committee of the West Virginia legislature reportedly began developing a bill to provide residents of their state to block telemarketing calls without affecting one of the state’s few growth industries.
Earlier in the year state lawmakers defeated a bill that would have established a state operated telemarketing do-not-call list because of concern over whether the state’s ability to enforce the law on out-of-state telemarketers.
The legislation would have required West Virginians to pay $5 each to be placed on that list which telemarketers could purchase for $10.
In addition to a do-not-call list lawmakers reportedly are looking into the possibility of developing similar state run programs for people who do not want to receive direct mail or electronic advertisements.
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