Cell phone #s being made public soon.

[Esther]

REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month.
REMINDER.....  all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls.

.... YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS

To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone:    888-382-1222.
It is the National DO NOT CALL list It will only take a minute of your time.. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.

HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON .. It takes about 20 seconds.   
 
 
 
 

   

[Kittyzee]

Thanks Esther, I checked on this and the number is actually the DO NOT CALL REGISTRY number.  I checked the website and you don't have to call from your cell phone:  actually, below I copied and pasted what was at the top of their page---


Cell Phones
You may place your personal cell phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry. The registry has accepted cell phone numbers since it opened for registrations in June 2003. There is no deadline to register a home or cell phone number on the Registry.

You may have received an email telling you that your cell phone is about to be assaulted by telemarketing calls as a result of a new cell phone number database; however, that is not the case. Federal Communications Commission regulations prohibit telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers.

[purplepshn2004]

I checked out the website last night and found that you could register up to three phone numbers at a time right from there.  If you have more then that, you can just go back in and add the rest. (I have three cell phones for three people in my family and my home phone).  The only thing you have to remember to do is like they say, after you register the numbers, check your email and click on each link to confirm the number (one link for each number registered.)  If I remember right, once registered no expiration unless you return and remove the number.  Hope this helps.

[Esther]

Thanks folks. I've been told that what I posted isn't exactly right so you helped me/us straighten it out.