Don’t Call Us – We’ll Call You
August 16, 2007 – 6:28 am
Like the song says, its funny how time slips away. I can clearly remember discussing whether the National Do Not Call Registry would work a while back. The Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home. You simply sign up on-line and most telemarketers should not call your number once it has been on the registry for 31 days. If they do, you can file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission on the same website where you signed up for the list. You can register your home or mobile phone for free but your registration is only good for five years. Thus, the reason for this article.
If you were like me and you registered your telephone number shortly after the list became available, you are quickly coming up on the five year point. In order to continue to stop telemarketers from contacting you, you must re-register your telephone number. Trust me on this – the telecommunications system has changed dramatically over the last 5 years with the addition of Voice Over IP services like Skype and Vontage. It costs next to nothing for a telemarketer to call you – even from another country – so make sure your number doesn’t fall off the prohibited list due to inattention. Take a minute to register (or re-register) your telephone number with the list. It is quick, easy and free! Check it out!
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