Deceptive Telephone Listings
A fictitious phone listing misrepresents a store's name and location in phone books. This deceptive - but legal - practice allows national telemarketing companies to masquerade as local businesses, by listing themselves as local city florists with local phone numbers. Consumers who call these local numbers with the presumption they are contacting a local florist are actually remote-call forwarded to another state without their knowledge.

Members and affiliates of the Society of American Florists (SAF) have made considerable progress in the fight for fair business practices. In 1996, florists in the state of Virginia convinced their state legislature to pass legislation prohibiting the use of fictitious names, and florists in other states have succeeded in passing similar legislation. Florists now are developing a stronger, more unified argument while the issue continues to gain national media attention.
Title Filter     Display # 
# Article Title Hits
1 Maryland Deceptive Telephone Listings Law Goes into Effect 243
2 Oregon Passes Deceptive Listings Law 249
 

Who's Online

We have 22 guests online

CAD 2010 Promo

SAF's Congressional Action Days 2010 (March 8-9) is approaching fast! Get information on the speakers, schedule and HOW TO REGISTER. Let SAF make lobbying on Capitol Hill fun and exciting by coming to CAD!

cad2010photo