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Teleblock

Teleblock is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Teleblock rather than just read about it. In short: TeleBlock is a software program that automatically screens and blocks outbound calls against available federal, state, wireless, third party, and in-house Do-Not-Call (DNC) lists. Designed for use in telemarketing and outbound call centers, TeleBlock is applied to a subscriber's telephone carrier, provided voice lines, or delivered through their predictive dialing and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software.

Key takeaways

Teleblock belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Teleblock to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Teleblock from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

TeleBlock is a software program that automatically screens and blocks outbound calls against available federal, state, wireless, third party, and in-house Do-Not-Call (DNC) lists. Designed for use in telemarketing and outbound call centers, TeleBlock is applied to a subscriber's telephone carrier, provided voice lines, or delivered through their predictive dialing and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. The system triggers all predetermined outbound calls to query a proprietary customer specific DNC database in real-time.

History On November 9, 1999, Alison (Garfinkel) Andrews, president and inventor of Call Compliance, and Dean Garfinkel, CEO of Call Compliance, Inc., filed a patent for a "call blocking system". The patent describes a call blocking system as:

The integration of various federally required and state mandated do-not-call lists for telemarketers into a system that automatically blocks outgoing calls from a number of companies ("Customer Companies") taking into account factors such as preexisting customers which may legally be contacted is disclosed. The system reviews outgoing calls by a telemarketer, compares it to the general do-not-call lists and the specific customer company do-not-call list and override permitted call list to make a determination if the call should be completed. This integration is due to the incorporation of a general purpose computer in a central location that is connected to all the major telephone carriers switch cluster locations and operated by a service provider. The "do-not-call" database of originating/destination pairs, as well as the logic for blocking or permitting telephone calls, is stored in this computer. This computer makes all blocking decisions in real-time based on the originating and destination number combinations of the call. The patent was issued on December 11, 2001. In 2010, Teleblock was acquired by Gryphon Networks.

Government testimony In a statement to the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding Do Not Call regulations in the US, Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, commented on the effectiveness of TeleBlock. In his comments, Carter stated that TeleBlock has "supplied a cost-effective, straightforward tool for telemarketers to comply with the Commission's Rules, the Federal Trade Commission's Rules, and the various state rules governing telephone solicitations." Carter went on to say, "TeleBlock has yet to see one of its customers fined."

State DNC rules Some companies, such as Call Compliance, Inc., offer a list of all state DNC regulations in one area.

International In September 2008, Canada opened registration to the Canadian DNC list to the general public. Three Canadian service providers – VanillaSoft, Thunder CRM, and MarkeTel – offered TeleBlock in Canada at that time.

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Teleblock

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Teleblock claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Teleblock before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Teleblock ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Teleblock

In research: Teleblock appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Teleblock in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Teleblock is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Telemarketing, Telephony, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Teleblock outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Teleblock in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Teleblock means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Teleblock out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Teleblock in simple terms?

Why does Teleblock matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Teleblock?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Teleblock.