Under new legislation, telemarketers - those guys that like to call you at dinner time and annoy the devil out of you, will soon have your cell phone number and be able to call you. If you desire to prevent them from accessing your cell phone - at your expense, you can go to the www.donotcall.gov web site to ensure that your number is enrolled in the do not call program.
For cell phone users, it is best to call 888-382-1222 ( a do not call registration line) to ensure that your cell number is blocked from telemarketers. If you call from a different phone, the registration will not work.
Once you have successfully registered your cell phone number, you can verify that it was added to the do not call list by going into the donotcall web and selecting verify.
While you're at it, you can verify you land line number at the same time. If it is not verified, that web site will permit you to enter the land line number to register it.
Registration will last for 5 years. It will take 31 days from the date of registration to implement the block (remember, this is a government-run program).
The registration will not expire after 5 years. You do not need to re-approve it. Once you're on, you're on.
Posted by: twitter.com/danielschwartz | January 18, 2012 at 08:41 AM
Thanks for sharing this information. This clarified the questions I have about making these unsolicited calls stop. I've already reported them to http://www.callercenter.com so people know what kind of companies they are. I wish there's a way to sue them, too. Or can we already?
Posted by: Bryan | February 02, 2012 at 12:01 AM
It is really annoying if some telemarketing call you for some bad reason.Well this is great information that we can block them.
Posted by: Sanelma Mönkkönen | May 08, 2012 at 12:20 AM