Telemarketers May Soon Have Your Cell Phone Number

We belong to a number of investigative discussion groups and organizations. I received the information below. According to Truth or Fiction .com the statement isn’t totally accurate. So I’ll present the message as I received it and then I’ll list what Truth or Fiction says.

Starting Jan 1, 2005, all cell phone numbers may be made public to telemarketing firms. So this means as of Jan 1, your cell phone may start ringing off the hook with telemarketers, but unlike your home phone, most of you pay for your incoming calls. These telemarketers will eat up your free minutes and end up costing you money in the long run.

According to the National Do Not Call List, you have until Dec. 15th, 2004 to get on the national “Do not call list” for cell phones. They said that you need to call 1-888-382-1222 from the cell phone that you wish to have put on the “do not call list” to be put on the list. They also said you can do it online at www.donotcall.gov

http://www.donotcall.gov/> .

Registering only takes a minute, is in effect for 5 years and will possibly save you money (definitely frustration)! Make sure you register now!



Now, here’s what Truth and Fiction says about this:

So, the best I can determine is there is no immediate deadline. The website is apparently legit and you can choose to register if you wish. I spoke to a couple cell phone reps who feel any cell company who did this would probably lose a good chunk of their business as would any telemarketing company who tried to use any list that might be available at some point.

I suspect as the cell phone business gets more and more blurred with conventional telephone service it will get more difficult to figure out what is correct and what is not.

Good Luck!

About Gary Smith

Chief Smith has served over 31 years in the criminal justice field. He is currently a consultant assisting public and private organizations better establish community goals and ethical conduct with the members of their organizations. Chief Smith serves as a facilitator, lecturer, professor and other capacities both inside and outside the criminal justice field.
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