i just got this from my dad, so i thought it would be a good idea to pass on.. i think its bull for us to have to be charged for telemarketers calls


REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month.
REMINDER..... all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales 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 five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.

Thanks Queene, I wrote the number down, had no idea that cell phone numbers go public this month!!!

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

Always good to check email rumors.

Dang not this again. Always check the facts about emails, other wise you just help spread false information. I've gotten at least 3 of these over the past year or so, just google the topic and you'll find out pretty quickly what is bs and what is'nt. Pranksters depend on internet newbies to believe what they read in emails.

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

The Truth about Cell Phones and the National Do Not Call Registry
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. Telemarketing to cell phone numbers has always been illegal in most cases and will continue to be so. In response to recent e-mail campaigns urging consumers to place their cell phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry, the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission issue this advisory to give consumers the facts.

One e-mail making the rounds says:

“JUST A REMINDER...In a few weeks, 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 five (5) years. PASS THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS...”

Another version claims:

“The Federal Trade Commission has set up a "do not call" list. It is called a cell phone registry. To be included on the "do not call" list, you must call from the number you wish to register.”

Here’s what you need to know about the National Do Not Call Registry program:

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 federal government does not maintain a national cell phone registry. Personal cell phone users have always been able to add their numbers to the National Do Not Call Registry — the same Registry consumers use to register their land lines — either online at www.donotcall.gov or by calling toll-free 1-888-382-1222 from the telephone number they wish to register. Registrations become effective within 31 days of signing up and are active for five years. There is no cut-off date or deadline for registrations.


Business-to-business calls are not covered under the Registry.
For More Information
To learn more about the National Do Not Call 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.iq411.com/wireless411/index.shtml.

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 www.ftc.gov. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

Have you gotten that email about about everybody's cell phone numbers being released to telemarketers? Well, forget it, says the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the keepers of the telemarketer-screening National Do Not Call Registry. According to the FTC it never has been and is still not necessary to register cell phone numbers on the Do Not Call Registry. Most telemarketers are already barred by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations from calling cell phone numbers with the consumer's consent. In addition, national telemarketing associations have indicated that their members do not intend to start calling cell phones.

Here, from the FTC is the truth about cell phones, telemarketers and the Do Not Call Registry:

* Contrary to the email, 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 National Do Not Call 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 Do Not Call Registry. There is no separate registry for cell phones.

* The Do Not Call Registry does accept 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 government’s Do Not Call Registry.

actually if you subscribe to an online detective service yes your cell number will be there if you have used it for contact info very often for a public offered service


just a thought but hey what do i know

Put your cell number in any search and see what happens.