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25th Knesset · outgoing

Consumer Protection Law (Amendment – Human Response in Telephone Service for a Senior Citizen) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הגנת הצרכן (תיקון - מענה אנושי בשירות טלפוני לאזרח ותיק)

TL;DRThe proposal requires telephone companies to provide immediate human response to senior citizens, without the need to navigate automated menus.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal adds a section to the Consumer Protection Law requiring companies that provide telephone services (such as communications, cable, gas, electricity and other companies) to transfer a senior citizen to a human response immediately and directly, right after the initial identification, without the need to press additional keys in automated menus. The proposal is intended to make it easier for senior citizens to receive telephone services, in technical, service and billing matters.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: October 30, 2024

The votes on this bill

Rejected15 for · 26 against · 0 abstained · 79 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 68 seats

LikudAgainst 15 · Absent 17
ShasAgainst 3 · Absent 8
United Torah JudaismAgainst 1 · Absent 6
Religious ZionismAgainst 3 · Absent 4
Otzma YehuditAgainst 2 · Absent 4
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 2 · Absent 2
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 2 · Absent 22
Ra'amFor 4 · Absent 1
Hadash–Ta'alFor 3 · Absent 2
LaborFor 2 · Absent 2

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