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NYSAR Real Estate Services Partners With PossibleNOW To Assist Members With Do-Not-Call Compliance
ATLANTA, GA – February 25, 2004 – PossibleNOW, the trusted
source for comprehensive web-based do-not-call protection solutions,
and NYSAR Real Estate Services, Inc. announce their partnership to
assist members of the New York State Association of REALTORS® (NYSAR)
with Do Not Call Regulation compliance.
PossibleNOW’s DNCQuickcheck™, a web-based service, provides
a complete set of tools that will help NYSAR members comply with all
aspects of federal and state Do-Not-Call laws. DNCQuickcheck is specifically
designed to provide easy-to-use regulatory compliance tools to individual
real estate agents. DNCQuickcheck lets real estate agents easily and
quickly identify consumers who don’t want to be contacted. Verifying
phone numbers prior to placing calls saves time, helps with marketing
efforts, and helps ensure compliance.
Through this program, NYSAR members receive significant savings on
PossibleNOW’s online compliance services.
“Federal law now requires direct marketers, including real
estate professionals, to have policies and procedures in place to
avoid placing prohibited calls,” states Scott Frey, CEO of PossibleNOW. “New
York’s REALTORS® who are using this system will now be able
to check the phone number against the Do Not Call Registry before
they pick up the telephone to call a referral, a for sale by owner,
or an expired listing. Fortunately, our DNCQuickcheck service makes
it easy to include these marketing activities in their calling campaigns.”
Frey continues, “Do-Not-Call compliance goes well beyond just
checking phone numbers. Agents need to ensure complete compliance
including, for example, handling do-not-call requests and creating
documentation that can be audited to assist with an affirmative defense
against unwarranted claims. That’s exactly what DNCQuickcheck
offers.”
“We know that our members want to comply with the Do Not Call
regulations,” said Charles M. Staro, CEO of NYSAR Real Estate
Services, Inc. “This partnership with PossibleNOW gives our
members access to an affordable and easy-to-use compliance tool.”
In addition to verifying phone numbers and providing compliance reporting,
DNCQuickcheck helps real estate professionals ensure compliance with
federal and state regulations by offering the following:
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Online training for staff members to meet the federal requirement for Do-Not-Call training.
- A “Policy Wizard” to create and fulfill a company’s Do-Not-Call policy to consumers upon request.
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Identification of pertinent “Established Business Relationship” rules associated with Do-Not-Call numbers to find consumers who can be contacted.
- Notification about changes to Do-Not-Call Regulations.
- Management of internal Do-Not-Call lists.
For more information, please call PossibleNOW at (800)
585-4888 or (770) 255-1020.
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