"It is now illegal for businesses to make unsolicited marketing calls to companies and individuals who are registered with CTPS”
Corporate Telephone Preference Service (CTPS)
Following an amendment to Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC) regulations in June 2004, businesses must now adhere to strict regulations regarding unsolicited sales and marketing calls.
CTPS is the central opt out register whereby corporate subscribers can register their objection to receiving unsolicited sales and marketing calls to either all or individual business telephone numbers.Organisations that run direct sales and marketing campaigns and do not comply with the CTPS regulation risk being find up to £5,000 for each unsolicited call.
8el’s Corporate Telephone Preference Service (CTPS)
In response to CTPS 8el has developed a fully managed service for organisations who need to be CTPS compliant. The 8el service automatically and instantly checks each outbound call against a centrally hosted CTPS database during call set-up. If the number dialled is matched against a “CTPS registered number”, the calling party will automatically receive a 'call barred' announcement. The call will be blocked ensuring no illegal calls can occur.
Benefits of 8els CTPS solution:
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Automatic blocking of illegal outbound calls, protecting against CTPS related fines |
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Fully managed service including automatic monthly updates |
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Available to indirect or directly connected 8el customers |
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Eliminates the need for an individual TPS license (£7,500) |
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Cleansed database increases calling person’s productivity |
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Reduced internal resource for data cleansing |
CTPS license holder
8el is an approved CTPS license holder and maintains a fully updated database, which already has over 80,000 registered companies. The database is growing and is updated on a monthly basis.
By adopting 8el's solution, companies avoid the cost of purchasing a Corporate TPS UK licence - a saving of up to £7,500 per annum.
Reduced administration
By maintaining a central CTPS database on its core network, 8el takes responsibility for the accuracy of data and through its managed processes, ensures it is updated regularly.
Guaranteed protection
8el's CTPS service operates automatically 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
To discuss your voice requirements, please call 0845 33 000 93. Alternatively, send an email to [email protected]
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