I've been waiting for this for a long time. Just tried to sign up but
the site appears to be too busy.
There are a lot of exemptions for certain types of calls, like
airlines, long distance phone companies, banks, political
organizations, etc., etc. But it does cover all professional
telemarketing companies, even if they represent an exempted company. I
have a feeling these big telemarketing firms are most of the problem,
so the list is a big step in the right direction. Also, if you
specifically ask an exempted caller to not call again they are subject
to the same Do Not Call List rules as the telemarketers.
If you sign up, make sure to get the name and number of any
telemarketers who call you after you've been signed up for 3 months.
You can then file a complaint (at the same website) resulting in a
maximum fine of $11,000 per call.
-dan
On Friday, Jun 27, 2003, at 23:24 US/Eastern, Owen Densmore wrote:
> Have folks tried this yet?
>
http://www.donotcall.gov/
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