[uglybiker]

But, if a company can't call to ask for someone's business, the company cannot make as many sales, and not just the telemarketers but the other employees (clerks, accountants, etc.) might as well kiss their jobs "goodbye".

And if I have a business that is conducted primarily over the phone, the last thing I want is some stranger clogging up my phone line and preventing me from conducting my business. The time I'm spending telling a telemarketer not to contact me again might be the exact time a customer/client is trying to call me and give me business. That is cutting into my time and my productivity which cuts into my paycheck.

[Tired of Taxes]

And if I have a business that is conducted primarily over the phone, the last thing I want is some stranger clogging up my phone line and preventing me from conducting my business.

The way I read the article, it seemed that business-to-business won't be affected. In fact, I think one person was quoted as saying that telemarketers will be moving toward B2B calling.