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Do not call directory
NATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRY
Most telemarketers cannot call your telephone
number if it is in the National Do Not Call
Registry. You can register your home and
mobile phone numbers
for free. Your registration will be effective
for five years.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION for the consumer
The Federal Government created the national
registry to make it easier and more efficient
for you
to stop getting telemarketing sales
calls you don't want. You can register online
at DONOTCALL.GOV
if you have an active email address.Registration
is free.
To sign up for the
National Do Not Call Registry:
To verify your registration:
To notify the FTC
if you believe a telemarketer has violated the Registry:
For additional information about the Registry:
To file a complaint
about a telemarketer other than violations of the Registry:
State Do Not Call
lists
www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/donotcall/statelist.html
www.the-dma.org/government/donotcalllists.shtml
www.aarp.org/bulletin/departments/2002/consumer/0810_consumer_1.html
National Association
of Attorneys General:
Contact
information for state AGs, www.naag.org/ag/full_ag_table.php
50-state directory of state, county, and
city consumer protection offices in The Consumer Action Handbook of
the Federal Consumer Information Center, www.consumeraction.gov/state.shtml
Public Utilities Commissions (PUC) and Public Service Commissions (PSC) regulate
telephone calls and services in many states. For contact information
for your state's PUC or PSC,
see www.consumeraction.gov/utility.shtml
Obviously.com
Do-it-yourself: Stop junk mail, email and phone
calls. A free guide to reducing
unwanted or intrusive advertising
Junkstopper.com
Top tips to stop unwanted junk mail & telemarketing
call.
No More Solicitor
nomoresolicitor.com is a reference source of
information that
allows you to reduce or eliminate the following:
Door to door solicitors; Junk
mail to your home;
Solicitation telephone calls; Junk faxes;
Junk e-mail
Dealing with telemarketing
Inappropriate Telemarketing Practices and Legitimate
Uses of Telemarketing.
Phone Busters
“ Stop phone fraud, It’s trap”
Consumer Help
The DMA has asked
all telephone
marketers and their service providers to honor the requests of consumers who
have placed
their telephone
numbers on the Federal Trade Commission's national Do-Not-Call (DNC) registry.
There may be
a number of reasons why you still
might be getting
calls even if you've placed your telephone number on the national DNC registry.
Junk Busters
How to reduce the number of junk phone calls
you get
AntiTelemarketer.com
This website is dedicated to the 99.9% of you
that
hate to get telephone solicitations. Even
telemarketers
hate telemarketers, this site is for you
as well.For nearly 10 years this site
has brought
a smile to millions of people who thought
there was nothing they could do to stop
the calls.
While this site sits on the fence
of being
informative, humorous, and sometimes downright
mean, we have one goal: Eliminate cold-call
telemarketing.”
Private Citizen
For a $20 annual fee, Private
Citizen will list you in its Do
Not Call Private Citizen Directory
which is distributed twice a year to
the major telemarketing firms. This
service applies to telemarketers who
are exempt from the National Registry
and therefore must maintain a company-specific
do not call list. Call (800) CUT-JUNK.
Private Citizen also sells the booklet, "So
You Want to Sue a Telemarketer."iller.net
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