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National Do Not Call List Opens for Registrations

Posted by michael on from the ring-ring dept.

prockcore writes "The National Do Not Call Registry is up and running. Sign up so most telemarketers cannot call you starting October 1st. There are exemptions though, like for charities and political organizations." Note that many of the states which have opened their own registries will be sharing that data with the national list, so you may not have to re-register - check and see what your state is doing.

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  1. Spam Gourmet - Disposable addresses by Flamesplash · · Score: 5, Informative

    You should check out Spam Gourmet instead of creating whole yahoo or hotmail accounts. It has worked really well for me.

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    "Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door." - Emily Dickinson
  2. Re:Needs email address to register... by dki · · Score: 5, Informative

    You can register by phone as well, without giving out an email address. Info on how to register by phone is here.

  3. Re:Blah. by segfault7375 · · Score: 5, Informative

    From a CNN article:

    The FCC voted 5-0 Thursday to add its authority to the do-not-call list and to plug holes in its protections. The registry will now also block telemarketers from industries whose calls the FCC regulates, including airlines, banks and telephone companies.

    Nice!

  4. Re:Needs email address to register... by bief · · Score: 5, Informative

    "If you live in a state west of the Mississippi River (including Minnesota or Louisiana), you can call toll-free, 1-888-382-1222 (TTY 1-866-290-4236), from the number you wish to register." -- From the FTC's web site