Previously , companies that had an established business relationship with a particular consumer could call them without permission . NEW : Rules address `` continued '' robocalls , FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski says . NEW : The rules will be implemented in the next few months and are expected to go into effect by March of 2014. Also limited are `` dead air '' calls in which no one is on the line when the call is answered . Rules do not apply to companies that have a real person dialing the number .
NEW : Rules address `` continued '' robocalls , FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski says . NEW : The rules will be implemented in the next few months and are expected to go into effect by March of 2014. Also limited are `` dead air '' calls in which no one is on the line when the call is answered . Rules do not apply to companies that have a real person dialing the number .