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How can I stop nuisance cold callers phoning my house in France?

The French government’s Bloctel service provides a list of numbers that businesses and individuals are not allowed to call for commercial purposes, but many have said that it is ineffective in deterring cold callers

Sign-ups to French anti-cold call list to be renewed automatically

From January 1, people will no longer have to manually resubscribe to the Bloctel red list

French heat pump firm fined €460,000 for home cold calling despite ban

Almatys called hundreds of thousands of households, ignoring a 2020 law which prohibits this practice

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Anti-cold call telephone available in France at ‘group buy’ discount

Consumer group UFC-Que Choisir has secured 11,000 Panasonic phones with an ‘effective’ screening function, which customers can buy for a discounted price

France’s anti-nuisance calls service Bloctel breaks down

The service has been ‘offline’ all weekend as it changes operator. Have you noticed more nuisance cold-calls as a result? Plus, we offer tips to deal with unwanted sales calls

Right way and wrong way

I was surprised to read the remark in an article ( Connexion, December issue ) that “…telephone sales companies should be allowed to exercise their right to prospect for business. If it was outlawed, people who work in call centres would lose jobs”.

230,000 people in France sign cold call petition

Almost 230,000 people signed an online petition demanding a ban on marketing cold calls within three days of it going live.

French MP aims to stop daily barrage of cold calls

Bloctel is increasingly seen as ineffective in the fight against unsolicited telephone sales calls. The Connexion learns how one MP is battling to make it work

Sign up to Bloctel but don’t expect miracles

The Connexion asks the government and a consumer watchdog a question on the lips of many Connexion readers: How to stop the plague of daily unwanted cold calls?

Bloctel efforts are blocked

I wonder how many people have been subjected to the inefficiency of Bloctel this week?

Cold callers will get no business from me

The French government is on record as being against excessive cold calls – hence Bloctel, which does help.

Bloctel: Re-register to keep cold callers quiet

Householders who have signed up to Bloctel – France’s widely criticised cold-call blocking service – have been told they must re-register to remain on its no-call list.