OT-How many of you have registered on the Do Not Call List????
I just registered and was wondering how many of the good Forum members have registered. Yesterday was the first day you could register and the news last night said that over 700,000 people registered in one day!!!!!! I dare the damn telemarketers to call now.
Re: OT-How many of you have registered on the Do Not Call List???? (Scooter70)
We have had that in Minnesota for a while now. It slowed the calls down, but didn't completely stop them. Somehow there is a loophole in there where people can still offer you "services" and those "free" vacations, because they aren't actually selling you a product. :smash:
Re: OT-How many of you have registered on the Do Not Call List???? (theandies)
2 cents - As someone who works in the business I can tell you that 90% of all phone solicitations are exempt from this list. The drastic decrease in calls is highly overstated. Still it will stop a few calls so sign away.
Re: OT-How many of you have registered on the Do Not Call List???? (Let 'er eat!)
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2 cents - As someone who works in the business I can tell you that 90% of all phone solicitations are exempt from this list. The drastic decrease in calls is highly overstated. Still it will stop a few calls so sign away.
I'm not in the biz, so I can only give you one man's experience--but when I signed up for the state list here in Texas, I immediately stopped getting virtually any calls. That's down from 3-4 a day. The only calls I get any more are from charities, who are exempt.
Re: OT-How many of you have registered on the Do Not Call List???? (theandies)
Here is the facts right from the Do Not Call web site
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Q: If I register my number on the National Do Not Call Registry, will it stop all telemarketing calls?
A: No. Placing your number on the National Do Not Call Registry will stop most, but not all, telemarketing calls. Some businesses are exempt from the national registry and still can call you even if you place your number on it. Exempt businesses include:
long-distance phone companies
airlines
banks and credit unions; and
the business of insurance, to the extent that it is regulated by state law.
However, many telemarketing calls are placed by professional telemarketing companies, and even if the company whose goods or services are being sold is exempt, the telemarketing company may be covered.
You may still receive calls from political organizations, charities, telephone surveyors or companies with which you have an existing business relationship.
The FCC has initiated a rulemaking proceeding that would extend the National Do Not Call Registry to many of the businesses that are exempt from FTC coverage.
Q: I get calls soliciting money for political organizations or for charities – will the National Do Not Call Registry stop those calls?
A: Political solicitations are not covered by the National Do Not Call Registry. Telemarketers calling to solicit charitable contributions are not covered by the registry, but if you make a request to a specific organization that they not call you, they are required to honor your request. If they subsequently call you again, they may be subject to a fine of up to $11,000.
Q: What about telephone surveys?
A: If the call is really for the sole purpose of conducting a survey, it is not covered. Only telemarketing calls are covered – that is, calls that solicit sales of goods or services. Callers purporting to take a survey, but also offering to sell goods or services, must comply with the National Do Not Call Registry.
Q: My number is on the National Do Not Call Registry. After I bought something from a company, a telemarketer representing that organization called me. Is this a violation?
A: No. Even if you put your number on the National Do Not Call Registry, a company with which you have an established business relationship may call you for up to 18 months after your last purchase or delivery from it, or your last payment to it, unless you ask the company not to call again. (In that case, the company must honor your request not to call. If they subsequently call you again, they may be subject to a fine of up to $11,000.) Also, if you make an inquiry to a company or submit an application to it, for three months afterwards the company can call you. If you make a specific request to that company not to call you, however, then the company may not call you, even if you have an established business relationship with that company.
If you do not want to put your number on the national registry, you can still prohibit individual telemarketers, one by one, from calling by asking them to put you on their company’s do not call list.
Q: There appears to be many exemptions to the National Do Not Call Registry. Will the number of telemarketing calls I get really be reduced?
A: Yes. All professional telemarketing companies must comply with the Telemarketing Sales Rule, even if they are making sales calls on behalf of a company that is not covered. Failing to comply may subject the telemarketing company to a fine of up to $11,000 for each call that is not in compliance.
Q: Are telemarketing calls from overseas covered?
A: Yes. Any telemarketers calling U.S. consumers are covered, regardless of where they are calling from. If a company within the U.S. solicits sales through an overseas professional telemarketer, that U.S. company is liable for any violations by the telemarketer. The FTC can initiate enforcement actions against such companies.
Other Ways to Limit Telemarketing Calls
Q: I'm happy to have the choice to limit telemarketing contacts, but there are some telemarketing calls I don't mind receiving. Is there a way to allow only certain companies to call?
A: Yes. If you give a company your written permission to call you, they may do so even if you have placed your number on the National Do Not Call Registry.
Q: If I don’t want to put my number on the National Do Not Call Registry, can I still stop telemarketers from calling?
A: Yes. Even if you do not register with the National Do Not Call Registry, you can still prohibit individual telemarketers, one by one, from calling, by asking them to put you on their company's do not call list.
Q: What is the relationship between the state do not call lists and the National Do Not Call Registry in terms of coverage?
A: The National Do Not Call Registry requirements are at least as stringent as most state laws. Because most unwanted telemarketing calls are part of nationwide, interstate selling campaigns, they will be covered by the National Do Not Call Registry. At any rate, the states can continue to enforce their laws, which will not be limited by the National Do Not Call Registry.
Re: OT-How many of you have registered on the Do Not Call List???? (JB)
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2 cents - As someone who works in the business I can tell you that 90% of all phone solicitations are exempt from this list. The drastic decrease in calls is highly overstated. Still it will stop a few calls so sign away.
I'm not in the biz, so I can only give you one man's experience--but when I signed up for the state list here in Texas, I immediately stopped getting virtually any calls. That's down from 3-4 a day. The only calls I get any more are from charities, who are exempt.
JB
:iagree: When I signed up for the Indiana list all calls stopped. The State Attorney General even sent out an e-mail instructing everyone on the list what to do, and how to turn in telemarketers that called.
Charities are exempt, but they have to use volunteer callers, they can not hire a telemarketing firm. (The fire departments tried to fight this, but backed off once they realized the public was against them.)
The Indiana State Attorney General has been on the new recently saying that the state law is more stringent, and more effective than the Fed.
Re: OT-How many of you have registered on the Do Not Call List???? (Indy Year 25)
28 hours later I got the confirmation. Must be a really busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy waiting list to get away from the telephony creeps! I can edit 90% of them out with caller I.D., but I don't even want the damn thing to ring unless it's someone I want to talk to.
OT-How many of you have registered on the Do Not Call List????
