Posted on 8/24/2008...
United States: Your registration of adding your USA phone number on the Do Not Call list will not expire. Telephone numbers placed on the National Do Not Call Registry will remain on it permanently due to the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007, which became law in February 2008. Read more about it at http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/04/dncfyi.shtm.
The National Do Not Call Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home. 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 at this Website. You can register your home or mobile phone for free.
Who is covered by the National Do Not Call Registry?
The National Do Not Call Registry applies to any plan, program, or campaign to sell goods or services through interstate phone calls. This includes telemarketers who solicit consumers, often on behalf of third party sellers. It also includes sellers who provide, offer to provide, or arrange to provide goods or services to consumers in exchange for payment.
The National Do Not Call Registry does not limit calls by political organizations, charities, or telephone surveyors.
Please do not take this as all you need to know before you start making cold calls to customers via their USA phone number. Study the complete sites at donotcall.gov and https://telemarketing.donotcall.gov.
A consumer who receives a telemarketing call despite being on the registry will be able to file a complaint with the FTC, either online or by calling a toll-free number. Violators could be fined up to $11,000 per incident.
Some related websites:
United Kingdom
Canada
Added on Sept 30, 2008:
http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/canada-finally-launches-do-not-call-list
... compliments of the Super Technologies, Inc. team and Suzanne Bowen
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