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FTC: National Do Not Call Registry Accepts Both Cell Phone and Home Phone Numbers

Are You Getting Telemarketing Calls You Don’t Want? Here's How to Stop Them

FTC Amends Telemarketing Sales Rule Regarding Access to National Do Not Call Registry

Complying With The Telemarketing Sales Rule

FTC Pledges Not to Drop Numbers from the National Do Not Call Registry
The Federal Trade Commission will not drop any telephone numbers from the National Do Not Call Registry based on a five-year expiration period pending final Congressional or agency action on whether to make registration permanent. Read more about it at http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2007/10/dnctestimony.shtm.

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Q&A: The National Do Not Call Registry	TXT	PDF
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