National Do-Not-Call List

I'm sure you have heard of this list. When you register here, your number is placed on the list for 5 years. Telemarketers are forbidden to call anyone on this list. Doing so invites a rather large fine. The exceptions are charities and companies you have done business with in the past. I wish they would do something about the charities! Anyway, I received a note at work saying that cell phone numbers will soon be allowed for telemarketing. The DNC list also works for cell phone numbers. While it may not be true that cell phone numbers are soon to be opened up, it is easy enough to block. There is an 800 number (888-382-1222) and a web site. It will only take a minute of your time.

https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx

Here is an update. While the DNC list is real, the note about the cell phone numbers being used by telemarketers is not true. Sometimes even Dataman falls for e-mail scams. Here is an update from Snopes:

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