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SINGAPORE — Some 800 real estate agents are set to be equipped with a mobile app that helps them sieve out numbers listed in the Do Not Call (DNC) Registry, real estate company Savills said today (Jan 8).
Starting this year, telemarketers who intend to make cold calls or send text messages would have to check the numbers they have on hand against the registry, a process expected to take about 20 minutes.
With the app, it would take just seconds for Savills real estate agents, to find out if the numbers are listed in the registry.
The app is part of a system called SpiderGate, that helps businesses filter out numbers listed in the registry or the company’s own blacklist. A pop-up message will alert the agent if a number he tries to call is listed in the registry or his company’s own black list.
If a call is made to a listed individual using landlines, the call will be automatically blocked, helping agents save time when making cold calls.
The system is jointly developed by startup company Straits Interactive and Hoiio, a provider of cloud-based communication solutions.
They are currently in the process of rolling out their services to companies in the spa, lifestyle, finance and real estate sectors. CHANNEL NEWSASIA