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You've probably seen it -- it's an e-mail going around that claims all cell phone numbers are about to be released to telemarketers. According to the e-mail, the only way to avoid getting cold calls about switching your long distance carrier on your mobile is to register your phone number with the federal government's Do Not Call Registry.
The FCC has been quick to point out, however, that this is simply not true. In fact, it is illegal for most telemarketers to call any mobile phone, so registering your cell with the Do Not Call Registry is simply unnecessary. (The law stipulates that companies can't use auto-dialers to call cell phones, pagers, or any other service where the recipient would have to pay for the call.) Since most telemarketers use auto-dialers, they are generally unable to pester you on your mobile with out facing legal consequences.
The FCC has no idea where the e-mails are originating from, or why anyone would want to send such a scam, especially since nothing bad happens -- no opportunity for financial gain, no harvesting of phone numbers -- if you do actually register your mobile number on the site. It's a pointless scam! And yet, we guess the FCC is saving all of us from the extra stress we might get from worrying about missing the mobile Do Not Call registry deadline.
From USA Today
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Subscribe to commentsJonathan CompossaOct 21st 2007 6:24PM
As wise king solomon once said: "nothing new under the sun." - Jon
laneOct 21st 2007 6:32PM
I agree with Lee,I think it should be stopped! Where do the law officers get off illegally using our unlisted,and DO NOT CALL listed phone numbers to solicit us for money, and they do indeed hound you! Hey Arnold, how about taking care of this!
ItsjustmeOct 21st 2007 6:39PM
I am annoyed by charities I donate to calling me. And places I have purchased from calling me when I get e-mail and snail mail from them. (Omaha Steaks, the DFL, Cancer Society, March of Dimes, Special Olympics, etc). But the worst? With all of the foreclosures in Minneapolis I am getting calls from bill collectors asking me to go across the street and get my deadbeat neighbors! Not just one, but several credit agencies, mortgage company and a bank. Since their phone is shut off I am supposed to become their secretary now. Are corporations so stingy with a buck that they can't get off their fat cash butts and drive to the debtor's and talk to them in person. I feel as harrassed as if I were the one who owed them the money.
bam.Oct 21st 2007 7:21PM
I don't hold it against the solicitor. They're just trying to earn a living like the rest of us. Not for one minute do I believe this is their dream job. Just re-register the number. What can it hurt to be hyper-vigilent? I even changed my voice mail welcome to say "If you're calling to sell me something, please hang up--otherwise, please leave a message. Almost none of the solicitors left a message, and my friends cracked up! I am smart enough not to answer if I don't recognize the area code. If it's important, they'll leave a msg. I can trace the area code in that small list in the phone book if I'm truly curious. So often, I can barely make out any msg due to the heavy accent, anyway. Pro-active is meny times preferable to reactive.
PJOct 21st 2007 8:01PM
BAH, you would kill someone (AND their children) for doing their job? How nice, and legal to boot. As far as lists expiring, have you never heard of someone moving, or changing their phone number? I cannot believe you're serious or sober.