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You can deny over and over that they are stealing service it won't change the simple fact that they are.

The projected number of people in this article is that not even half the country will be on the list. It's a big country, I think the telemarketers will be able to survive selling to the other half.

NO telesales and telemarketing ARE NOT the same thing. this is showing just exactly how ignorant of this you are. Telemarketing is specifically defined as a form of advertising using the phone, telesales is strictly the final sale. It's the difference between sales and marketing, there's overlap but they do have very distinct differences. All telemarketers are annoying. Anyone that would call you up on the phone, taking away your personal time, interrupting your personal life, to tell you about some product you've shown no previous interest in is, by definition, an annoying person. Also notice there are specific exemptions, if I check "yes you may contact me to inform me about new products" on any registration form that company is allowed to cold call me even if I'm on the list.

I read your description. And it's abundantly clear that you're short sited and have no comprehension of the sales cycles. Hundreds, THOUSANDS of travel agencies exist that don't cold call people. Why is it your company couldn't exists without it? The answer is they could have if they'd wanted to, but cold calling is cheap, that's why companies like it. It's also obnoxious as hell. It also won't magically go away because of the list, not even close, all that's going to happen is that most of those people you called who didn't buy, who hung up, who cursed at you, won't be on the list to call anymore. Whoopdee-freaking-do, they won't be able to call people they shouldn't have called in the first place, this will reduce costs and increase profitability.

Also notice there are specific exemptions, if I check "yes you may contact me to inform me about new products" on any registration form that company is allowed to cold call me even if I'm on the list.

Oh, and you're SO knowledgeable about sales. (/sarcasm off) What you described above is NOT a "cold call". A "cold call" is a salesperson calling you without you contacting the company first or expressing an interest in the company's product/service first.

It's the difference between sales and marketing, there's overlap but they do have very distinct differences.

Oh, you're reaching. Telephone salespeople employ telemarketing, too. You don't make a final sale via telephone until you've talked to the person first.

You can deny over and over that they are stealing service it won't change the simple fact that they are.

Your service is a telephone number that anyone can call. Period. End of story. If they haven't tapped into your number and directed all your calls to their company, then they haven't "stolen" your service. You're reaching again.

Hundreds, THOUSANDS of travel agencies exist that don't cold call people. Why is it your company couldn't exists without it?

There are many different sectors within the travel industry. I worked in the travel industry for the better part of 14 years in several different sectors. Without going into detail, I will only say that our competitors ALL employed telephone sales, too, in the last sector where I worked. It was the most EFFECTIVE way to reach potential customers nationwide.