On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Robert Bonomi <bon...@mail.r-bonomi.com> wrote: > > Marshall Eubanks <marshall.euba...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 12:46 AM, PC <paul4...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > While there may be other grounds for telling them not to call you, the >> > do not call list is not one of them as it does not apply to business >> > to business solicitations. >> > >> > "The national Do-Not-Call list protects home voice or personal >> > wireless phone numbers only. While you may be able to register a >> > business number, your registration will not make telephone >> > solicitations to that number unlawful." >> > http://www.fcc.gov/guides/unwanted-telephone-marketing-calls >> > >> >> Also, (from http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/do-not-call-list ) >> >> The Do-Not-Call registry does not prevent all unwanted calls. It does >> not cover the following: >> >> calls from organizations with which you have established a >> business relationship; >> >> And, in this case, there is a previously established business relationship. > > a) The "previously established business relationship" exemption expires 6 > months after the 'business relationship' ends. (This is in the 'fine > print' of the actual rules0 As the relationship in question ended > several years ago, according to the prior poster, this exemption would > not apply. > > b) Nothing in the Do-not-call rules applies to calls to business numbers. > Callers to business numbers are not even required to respect a 'put me > on your "do-not-call" list', or 'do not call me again' request under > the DNC rules.
So the moral of the story is to make sure you always make your Cogent calls from your home phone? :-) -- Darius Jahandarie