Chris J Dixon wrote:

If is deemed by TPS that the unsolicited direct marketing call
that you received from overseas was from or made on behalf of a
company with presence in the UK...

On the few occasions when I've listened to enough of one of the calls to
find out, it has always seemed to be on behalf of a range of different
companies - admittedly all UK-based, though. I've always assumed that this
is what enables the call to meet the "survey" work-around and escape the
legislation.

Bert