Stop Telemarketers

Make Telemarketers Stop Calling:
Sign up for the New Nationwide Do Not Call List

It has happened to everyone. You are in the middle of dinner or watching your favorite TV show when the phone rings. It’s not family calling. Nor friends. It's a telemarketer. They want to change your long distance provider or sell you a credit card. And the calls just keep coming.

That's why Congressman Brad Sherman cosponsored the Do Not Call Implementation Act of 2003 which was signed into law earlier this year. Under the new law, consumers may add their names to a Do Not Call List. It's illegal for telemarketers to call those numbers on the list and those found violating this law face fines of $11,000 per call. If you act in July or August, they must stop calling you by the end of September.

The new law applies to most telemarketers. It doesn't apply to the companies you do business with (including lenders from whom you have sought a loan). You may want to ask a company about its telemarketing policy before deciding to do business with it.

To sign up for the Do Not Call List, act today.

To register your various phone numbers (home, business or cellular) on the National Do Not Call List, contact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - it's free of charge - by doing any of the following:

Using the phone you wish to register, and call the FTC at 1-888-382-1222,
Register all your phone numbers directly with the FTC website at www.ftc.gov