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FTC: $50k reward for call-blocking solution

Posted: 10/19/12 at 7:00 am    Updated: 10/19/12 at 8:11 am
Tags: FTC   Federal Trade Commission   pre-recorded sales calls     

UNDATED (WHDH) -- You could win $50,000 if you can figure out a way to stop pre-recorded sales calls.

The Federal Trade Commission is offering the prize to whomever develops the best blocking technology.

In the past year, there've been more than 2-million complaints from people who didn't want automated calls.

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