NC S501

Expands the definition of "telephone solicitation" to include creating a lead or referral for which the solicitor will receive or hopes to receive compensation.

Broadens the definition of "telephone solicitor" to include parties that receive sales leads or inbound calls generated by telephone calls, and extends liability to salespersons, agents, subagents, contractors, and third party vendors.

Reduces the timeframe for removing a residential telephone number from contact lists from 60 business days to 30 business days after a subscriber requests no further calls.

Creates joint liability for any party that knows or has reason to know that the sales leads or inbound calls it receives were generated by calls placed in violation of automatic dialing restrictions.