FTC telemarketer national NO-CALL list

Amendment to the Telemarketing Sales Rule

[rcjordan]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has amended the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) to give consumers a choice about whether they want to receive most telemarketing calls. Consumers soon will be able to put their phone numbers on a national “do not call” registry. It will be illegal for most telemarketers to call a number listed on the registry.

FTC: The National "Do Not Call" Registry [ftc.gov]

[miles]

It will be illegal for most telemarketers to call a number listed on the registry.

I wonder what will be allowed through. I have been waiting for something like this for 8 years.

And there was much rejoicing.....yeaaah!

[NeedScripts]

I receive about 2 to 4 calls a day and am tired of telling them that it is "illegal" for them to make such calles at my number", but the situation with these people is little different. Cuz there are small businesses who dont' use telemarketing, but instead just open local yellow pages and start calling from there, what about them? how do you deal with them and how can they protect themselves?

[hutcheson]

>Cuz there are small businesses who dont' use telemarketing, but instead just open local yellow pages and start calling from there,
Huh? "I don't kill people, I just pick up a gun and shoot them in the head?"
If you aim a telephone in my direction with commercial intent, you've bought yourself a one-way ticket to the infernal cold calling circle. And IANAL, but I'm betting the the U.S. Attorney General is going to agree with me (except perhaps having something to say about the stages on your route to ultimate justice.)

>What about them?
They can learn to obey the law, or they can learn to share a non-padded cell with a violent criminal who knows what they used to do for a living.

>how do you deal with them
Don't have to, anymore. The USAG will deal for me. I only regret that hanging, drawing, and quartering is not a prescribed punishment under the U.S.Criminal Code.

>and how can they protect themselves?
The same way you protect yourself against being arrested for murder -- Just say "Neighbor, I would do thee no harm, but thou standest where I am about to shoot" -- and then don't shoot. They'll get a copy of the DNC list (which I'm betting will be available on CD-ROM) and NOT call those numbers. (Third bet--predictive dialer software will soon be available to skip numbers on the list. It's hardly a complex database operation.)

[NeedScripts]

how do track numbers when the caller ID says "Blocked Number" or "Private Number" or "Unavailable Number"?

that is the main problem, my caller ID gets such numbers many times a day.

[IanTurner]

We have a Telephone Preference service here in the UK that you can register with to avoid telemarketers calls.

BUT - it is only for private householders, businesses are not allowed on the list.

[tedster]

21. I've noticed that when telemarketers call, my caller ID says "number not available" or something like that. Are you doing anything about that?

When the amended TSR goes into effect, telemarketers will be required to transmit their telephone number...

FTC website reference [ftc.gov]

[Laisha]

Come on, Hutcheson. Tell us what you really think of them! :)