CELL PHONE NUMBERS ARE BEING RELEASED TO TELEMARKETING

[Guest guest]

Just a Reminder---- THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY, ALL CELL PHONE

NUMBERS ARE BEING RELEASED TO TELEMARKETING COMPANIES AND YOU WILL

START TO RECEIVE SALE CALLS........YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE

CALLS......

 

To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone:

888-382-1222. It is the National DO NOT CALL LIST. It will only take a

minute of your time. It blocks your number for 5 years.

 

Or, you can go to this web site and register your phone number.

http://donotcall.gov

[Guest guest]

Not totally true according to the web pages below.

 

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/business/a/cell_directory.htm

http://www.privacyrights.org/Consumer/CellTMers.htm

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/04/dnc.htm

 

Gary

 

 

 

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/business/a/cell_directory.htm

 

'Do Not Call' List for Cell Phone Users

From David Emery,

Your Guide to Urban Legends and Folklore.

Netlore Archive

 

Description: Email flier

Circulating since: Sep 2004

Status: Partly true

 

 

Comments: While it's true that the major wireless phone providers (Verizon

excepted) have announced their intention to establish a 411 directory of

customers' cell phone numbers beginning in 2006, it is not true that they plan

to " publish " said directory for any and all to read. Participating companies say

the numbers will be made available only with customer consent, and only via

telephone to users who dial directory assistance and pay a fee.

 

The companies swear the numbers will never be accessible to telemarketers. In

fact, per FCC regulations, telemarketers are already prohibited from calling

cell phone numbers using automated dialers, which are standard in the industry.

 

Not everyone is convinced that consumers' privacy will be adequately shielded,

however, as evidenced by a privacy protection bill already introduced in

Congress which would modify the plan to allow 411 callers to be directly

connected to requested parties without the latter's phone numbers being given

out. Lawmakers have yet to act on the legislation.

 

In any case, the Federal Trade Commission does allow cell phone users to add

their numbers to the National Do Not Call Registry — the same one already in

force for landlines — either on the Web or by calling 1-888-382-1222.

 

Contrary to what some variants of the email rumor claim, there is no 31-day or

December 15 deadline for adding cell phone numbers to the Do Not Call list —

indeed, there is no deadline whatsoever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last updated: 04/18/05

 

 

 

 

 

--- mirakulu2003 <mirakulu2003 wrote:

 

> Just a Reminder---- THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY, ALL

> CELL PHONE

> NUMBERS ARE BEING RELEASED TO TELEMARKETING

> COMPANIES AND YOU WILL

> START TO RECEIVE SALE CALLS........YOU WILL BE

> CHARGED FOR THESE

> CALLS......

>

> To prevent this, call the following number from your

> cell phone:

> 888-382-1222. It is the National DO NOT CALL LIST.

> It will only take a

> minute of your time. It blocks your number for 5

> years.

>

> Or, you can go to this web site and register your

> phone number.

> http://donotcall.gov