Cell Phone Numbers Go Public - National Do Not Call Registry
You might have received an email lately, or several of them, that states something like:
Cell phone numbers going public tomorrow
REMINDER….all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies tomorrow and you will start to receive sale calls.
….YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS
Well, according to Snopes, that claim is false. Specifically, it still remains illegal for auto-dialers to call cell phones. There is a drive to have a national cell phone directory service, but it is by opt-in only. Do nothing and you won’t be listed.
Having said that, you can still go to 888-382-1222 to get on the national “Do Not Call” Registry. You can also file complaints there or at donotcall.gov. That should take care of the marketers, or at least most of them. But if you expect to have private cell phone conversations, that’s a different story.
Sphere It
June 13th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Is there a phone number that can be accessed from Canada? I can not be connected to the number listed.
June 13th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
I’m not sure about Canada. That’s a whole ‘nother country.
November 26th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
http://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca is where you can sign up for the do not call list