Show Telephone Co Gains Gams Support On Sales Calls Mountain States Telephone reported reported reported re re- re- re ported that its efforts to eliminate eliminate eliminate ate annoying and deceptive sales calls received an extra boost with the recently ced support of the National Better Better Better Bet Bet- ter Business B Bureau reau r The e telephone company ny has been energetic during the past year in ina a program m of educating both the public and soliciting businesses in the proper use of the telephone in sales calling Louis Kay manager for the Mountain States Telephone explained explained explained ex ex- we strongly discourage indiscriminate sales calls calIs which invade the telephone e users user's privacy privacy privacy vacy or fail to consider his interest interest interest inter inter- est or convenience Were We're urging businessmen to call only bona bonafide bonafide bonafide fide prospects not pick names at random and to call at times convenient to the prospective customer avoiding mealtimes early mornings or late eve eve- He further recommended that telephone sales people identify themselves quickly and honestly and avoid disguised or indirect approaches On the receiving end it is suggested suggested suggested sug sug- that telephone users simply simply simply sim sim- ply hang up on evasive rude or persistent phone salesmen Some states have undertaken legislation to control selling by telephone One of these Oregon passed a law last year prohibiting prohibit prohibit- ing telephone sales pitches which do not identify the seller whom he represents and the purpose of his call calI within thirty seconds after the call caU starts |