The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has set up the National Do Not Call Registry stop telemarketers from stopping people who would take away from those very special moments in your life. If after having your number on the registry for 31 days, telemarketers are still calling you, you may lodge a complaint. Companies can get into a lot of trouble if they persist.

Steps:

1. https://www.donotcall.gov/Complain/ComplainCheck.aspx
2. Register the residential or commercial phone number you want listed on the site
3. Keep in mind that your number has to be listed for 31 days at a minimum and will last on the registry list for 5 years.

Cell phone are safe from telemarketers at the moment

There have been numerous chain mails telling people to register their cell phone numbers before a deadline to avoid telemarketers. We thought it would be a good idea to clear things up. Cell phone companies are not giving their databases to telemarketers anytime soon. Therefore, there is no need to register your cell phone numbers on the Registry.

According to the FTC here are the facts on cell phone solicitation:

• Contrary to the e-mail, cell phone numbers are NOT being released to telemarketers, and you will NOT soon be getting telemarketing calls on your cell phone.
• There is NO deadline by which you must register your cell phone number on the Registry.
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations prohibit telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers. Automated dialers are standard in the industry, so most telemarketers are barred from calling consumers on their cell phones without their consent.
• The national associations representing telemarketers have stated that their clients do not intend to start calling consumers’ cell phones.
• There is only ONE DNC Registry. There is no separate registry for cell phones.
• The DNC Registry accepts registrations from both cell phones and land lines. You must call from the phone number that you want to register. If you register online, you must respond to a confirmation e-mail.
• While the telecommunications industry has been discussing the possibility of creating a wireless 411 directory, according to the FCC, even if a wireless 411 directory is established, most telemarketing calls to cell phones would still be illegal, regardless of whether the number is listed on the federal government’s National Do Not Call Registry.

(www.ftc.gov)

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