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Senior Citizen Alert
FTC Wants All to Know the Truth About Cell Phones
and Do Not Call Registry
You do not need to register cell phone in do not call
registry
  Oct.
12, 2007 - The Federal Trade Commission today reiterated that despite
the claims made in e-mails circulating on the Internet, consumers should
not be concerned that their cell phone numbers will be released to
telemarketers in the near future, and that it is not necessary to
register cell phone numbers on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry
to be protected from most telemarketing calls to cell phones.
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The truth about cell phones and the DNC Registry
is:
● Contrary to the e-mail, cell phone numbers are
NOT being released to telemarketers, and you will NOT soon be getting
telemarketing calls on your cell phone.
● There is NO deadline by which you must register
your cell phone number on the Registry.
● Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
regulations prohibit telemarketers from using automated dialers to call
cell phone numbers. Automated dialers are standard in the industry, so
most telemarketers are barred from calling consumers on their cell
phones without their consent.
● The national associations representing
telemarketers have stated that their members do not intend to start
calling consumers cell phones.
● There is only ONE National DNC Registry. There
is no separate registry for cell phones.
● The DNC Registry accepts registrations from
both cell phones and land lines. You must call from the phone number
that you want to register. If you register online, you must respond to a
confirmation e-mail.
● While the telecommunications industry has been
discussing the possibility of creating a wireless 411 directory,
according to the FCC, even if a wireless 411 directory is established,
most telemarketing calls to cell phones would still be illegal,
regardless of whether the number is listed on the federal governments
Do Not Call Registry.
In addition, according to the industry:
● Your number would not be included in a wireless
411 directory unless you wanted it to be (i.e., you will have to
opt-in); and
● The wireless 411 directory would not be
available in a printed, electronic, or Internet list for telemarketers.
In other words, a list of numbers on the wireless 411 directory would
not be made available to telemarketers.
For More Information
To learn more about the National DNC Registry and
the rules that enforce it, visit the FTC at
www.ftc.gov or the FCC at
www.fcc.gov. For more information about a planned wireless 411
directory, visit
http://www.qsent.com/company/pressreleases/411factfromfiction.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent
fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace
and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them.
To file a complaint in English or Spanish (bilingual counselors are
available to take complaints), or to get free information on any of 150
consumer topics, call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357), or use
the complaint form at
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/complaint.htm. The FTC enters Internet,
telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into
Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than
1,600 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and
abroad.
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