Telemarketer: Hello, would you be involved in switching over to TMI lengthy distance service?
Jerry: Oh, gee, I am unable to discuss proper now. Why do not you give me your house quantity and I will name you later?
Telemarketer: Uh, effectively I am sorry, we’re not allowed to try this.
Jerry: Oh, I suppose you do not need individuals calling you at residence.
Telemarketer: No.
Jerry: Properly, now you understand how I really feel. [Jerry hangs up phone]
It was a short, 15-second interplay that Jerry had with a telemarketer throughout a season 4 episode of “Seinfeld” that has impressed a brand new proposed invoice within the New Jersey state legislature that will put limits on telemarketers.
The proposal — nicknamed the “Seinfeld Bill” — would require telemarketers to not solely state their title and what they’re promoting inside 30 seconds, but in addition the title of whom they’re representing and a telephone quantity at which to succeed in them.
“New Jerseyans should know who they’re talking to on the phone and what’s being sold to them by telemarketers,” mentioned mentioned State Sen. Jon Bramnick, a Republican who proposed the invoice. “My legislation requires more transparency from telemarketers and punishes those who lie and misrepresent information on sales calls. If you’re on the up and up, you should have no problem with this bill if you’re a telemarketer.”
It might additionally require telemarketers to show their mailing deal with on any web site that they personal and function, in addition to the deal with of any enterprise they signify on calls, in response to Barmnick.
The invoice must go the total senate and state meeting earlier than going to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk.