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Do not call rule

Date: Thu, 05/11/2006 - 18:29

Submitted by dtrae
on Thu, 05/11/2006 - 18:29

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Cell Phones
You may place your personal cell phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry. The registry has accepted cell phone numbers since it opened for registrations in June 2003. There is no deadline to register a home or cell phone number on the Registry.

You may have received an email telling you that your cell phone is about to be assaulted by telemarketing calls as a result of a new cell phone number database; however, that is not the case. Federal Communications Commission regulations prohibit telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers.


National Do Not Call Registry
The National Do Not Call Registry is open for business, putting consumers in charge of the telemarketing calls they get at home. The Federal government created the national registry to make it easier and more efficient for you to stop getting telemarketing calls you don't want. You can register online at WWW.DONOTCALL.GOV or call toll-free, 1-888-382-1222 (TTY 1-866-290-4236), from the number you wish to register. Registration is free.

The Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, and the states are enforcing the National Do Not Call Registry. Placing your number on the registry will stop most, but not all, telemarketing calls.

This site has information for you – whether you're a consumer interested in signing up for the National Do Not Call Registry, or a telemarketer or seller interested in learning more about your responsibilities related to the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

Trouble Registering Online? CLICK HERE!

Information on the FTC's Rulemaking for the Final Amended Telemarketing Sales Rule


source: http://www.ftc.gov/donotcall/


The national "Do Not Call" list is for telemarketers, Surveys etc. There is no "DO Not Call" list for creditors nor are creditors/collectors required to comply with the Do Not Call list.

The only way to stop a creditor from calling it to deal with the situation and pay the bill. If you believe the bill is not yours, or the amount they are trying to collect is wrong, then you can ask for validation of the debt in question. When you do this, they must cease collection attempts until such time as they are able to provide adequate validation of the debt in question, or it is assigned to another collection agency/attorney.


lrhall41

Submitted by LCW on Fri, 05/12/2006 - 00:05

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