Sorry to post an off-topic message but maybe it will keep a few listers from being taken advantage of. Ruth Subject: Telemarketer to gain access to your cell phone # FYI This works for home phone, also JUST A REMINDER....31 days from today, all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale 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. HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS OR GO TO: www.donotcall.gov http://www.donotcall.gov/ Tip: Might want to keep 1-888-382-1222 and/or www.donotcall.gov http://www.donotcall.gov/ address book. Then you will have it if you change/add phone numbers. Also, if you should wish to file a complaint.
not exactly true... see below: http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/business/a/cell_directory.htm "Comments: While it's true that the major wireless phone providers (Verizon excepted) have announced their intention to establish a 411 directory of customers' cell phone numbers beginning in 2006, it is not true that they plan to "publish" said directory for any and all to read. Participating companies say the numbers will be made available only with customer consent, and only via telephone to users who dial directory assistance and pay a fee. The companies swear the numbers will never be accessible to telemarketers. In fact, per FCC regulations, telemarketers are already prohibited from calling cell phone numbers using automated dialers, which are standard in the industry. Not everyone is convinced that consumers' privacy will be adequately shielded, however, as evidenced by a privacy protection bill already introduced in Congress which would modify the plan to allow 411 callers to be directly connected to requested parties without the latter's phone numbers being given out. Lawmakers have yet to act on the legislation. In any case, the Federal Trade Commission does allow cell phone users to add their numbers to the National Do Not Call Registry — the same one already in force for landlines — either on the Web or by calling 1-888-382-1222. Contrary to what some variants of the email rumor claim, there is no 31-day or December 15 deadline for adding cell phone numbers to the Do Not Call list — indeed, there is no deadline whatsoever." On Jan 24, 2006, at 2:05 PM, Ruth Brooks wrote: Sorry to post an off-topic message but maybe it will keep a few listers from being taken advantage of. Ruth Subject: Telemarketer to gain access to your cell phone # FYI This works for home phone, also JUST A REMINDER....31 days from today, all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale 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. HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS OR GO TO: www.donotcall.gov http://www.donotcall.gov/ Tip: Might want to keep 1-888-382-1222 and/or www.donotcall.gov http://www.donotcall.gov/ address book. Then you will have it if you change/add phone numbers. Also, if you should wish to file a complaint.