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> In the period from August 2009 until April 2010 we received more than 57,000 written complaints about unsolicited sales calls alone...

That's just reported complaints. Ya... this law is practically un-enforceable. A couple example cases doesn't mean Germany banned cold calling when apparently thousands and thousands and thousands go un-prosecuted.


> So far, the Federal Network Agency has terminated eleven administrative offences proceedings involving cold calling with the issue of administrative orders imposing a fine and has imposed fines totalling about EUR 694,000

Also i just don't get cold calls, and know no one else that gets these... it works!


Having a law doenst mean no one breaks it.




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