On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Mayo, Bill <bem...@pittcountync.gov> wrote: > At least in the world of nuisance calls, "take me off your list" does no > good. As I understand it, federal law requires telemarketers to maintain a > "do not call list" and you have to ask to be added to that.
Mr. Mayo is correct. The magic words are "do-not-call list". Even if they were obligated to take your number off some list, they buy/sell lists constantly. You'd get right back on it. But for residences, telemarketers are legally obligated to maintain a do-not-call list, put the number on it at your request, and maintain your listing for ten years. Give them all your phone numbers, and get the name of the person, the name of the business, the correspondence address, and make note of the date and time. You can collect penalties to the tune of something like $200 per violation. The do-not-call regulations do not apply to businesses, but many telemarketers don't attempt to make the distinction, because making a mistake can be costly. More information: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/donotcall/ -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
