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National Do Not Call List Registry

Has your evening been disrupted by a call from a telemarketer? If so, you’re not alone. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been receiving complaints in large numbers from consumers throughout the nation about unwanted and uninvited calls to their homes from telemarketers.

Recently, pursuant to its broad authority under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the FCC established a national Do-Not-Call Registry. The registry is nationwide in size, applies to all telemarketers (with the exception of certain non-profit organizations), and covers both instate and out of state telemarketing calls. Commercial telemarketers are not allowed to call you if your number is on the registry. As a result, consumers can, if they choose, reduce the number of unwanted phone calls to their homes, by adding their phone number to the list/registry.

 You can register your phone number for free, and it will remain on the national do-not-call list for five years. You may re-enter your number onto the list when the five years have passed, and you may remove your name from the list at any time.

The FCC Do-Not-Call registry will not prevent all unwanted calls. It will not cover the following:

• calls from organizations with which you have established a business relationship;

• calls for which you have given prior written consent;

• calls which are not commercial or do not include unsolicited advertisements;

• calls by or on behalf of tax-exempt non-profit organizations

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Click Here to Register Your Phone Number on the National Do Not Call List!