Have you gotten an email saying by the end of May 2007 all cell phone numbers will be released to telemarketing companies? And if you don’t want this to happen to you, you’re to call 888.382.1222, the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry.The email goes on to say that it only takes a minute to do this and it’ll block your number for 5 years, and that you’re to call from the cell phone number you want blocked.
If you go to the website, www.donotcall.gov you’ll see the words, “Those claim are not true. In fact, federal law prohibits telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers. You may place your pesonal cell phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry, but there is generally no reason to do so.” Also it says that “Most telemarketers should not call your number once it has been on the registry for 31 days. If they do, you can file a complaint at the website.”
If you get an email pertaining to cell phones and telemarketers, and feel a need to know more, check out www.donotcall.gov.