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What You Need to Know About Cell Phone Numbers,
Do-Not-Call and 411
By Tucker Sutherland, editor
 April 27, 2005 - Fueled by the prospect of a
national 411 information system that provides cell phone numbers, there
has been a sea of scam emails that have many senior citizens worried and
puzzled. The stories on this confusion published by SeniorJournal.com
have created a swarm of emails by readers who still want more
information. Here are the basic things you need to know with links to
more details.
About the 411 Information System
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A private company is developing a 411
information system to provide cell phone numbers nationwide.
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No cell phone number will be in that 411 system
unless the owner makes a request that their number be included.
About the Do-Not-Call Registry
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The federal government does not
maintain a national cell phone registry.
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Emails requesting consumers list their cell
phone number in the Do-Not-Call Registry are scams.
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It is not necessary to add a cell phone to the
Do-Not-Call Registry. FCC regulations prohibit telemarketers from
using automated dialers to call cell phones. These dialers are
standard in the industry, so most telemarketers are barred from
calling consumers on their cell phones without their consent.
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You can register your cell phone in the
National Do-Not-Call Registry - the
same Registry consumers use to register their land lines. This can be
done online
at www.donotcall.gov
or by calling toll-free 1-888-382-1222 from the telephone number to
be registered.
For more information
Seniors Worry About Privacy with New
Wireless 411 Information System
States moving to protect consumer privacy as system
gets close
April 21, 2005 – Senior citizens, maybe more than
others, appreciate having a cell phone with the number only shared with
family and friends. There are no unwanted calls, other than an
occasional wrong number. This may change, however, as the new wireless
411 service comes online this year. If all goes according to plan,
however, your number won't be listed unless you ask to list it.
Read more...
FTC Warns of Scam to Put Cell Phone in Do Not Call
Registry
FTC has Web page especially for senior citizen
consumers
April 20, 2005 - If you’ve received an e-mail
telling you that your cell phone is about to be assaulted by
telemarketing calls as a result of a new cell phone number database,
rest assured that this is not the case, according to the Federal Trade
Commission. Telemarketing to cell phone numbers has always been illegal
in most cases and will continue to be so.
Read more...
FTC Web page for
Senior Citizen Consumer Safety -
Click Here
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