NYT > World News France Bans Unsolicited Telemarketing Calls Par : Ségolène Le Stradic 11 août 2026 à 00:01 Companies will no longer be allowed to advertise goods and services through cold calls without previous consent from consumers. © Dimitar Dilkoff/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesAt Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in Paris. The ban on unsolicited telemarketing is unlikely to be met with any opposition in a country where 97 percent of the population say they are annoyed by such daily calls.