It was originally AllTel, AT&T Wireless, Cingular, Nextel, Sprint PCS, and T-Mobile, but due to complaints, mainly caused by this hoax email circulating, Sprint, Nextel, and AT&T have all now pulled out leaving only AllTel and Cingular. This means that many of us who DID want to participate will no longer be able to. It was always an Opt-In program. Anyone not formally requesting they be included would not have been. It would haveneverbeen available to telemarketers. This is one more good example of people passing around hoax emails without checking them out and thereby causing problems to others, not to mention the millions in losses companies had already spent developing it. Other places where it can be checked out are http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp Or directly from the Federal Government at http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/04/dnc.htm Now that we know the truth, what has it got to do with Baltimore Genealogy? But this does.... Does anyone happen to have pictures of the graves of Frederic Ceasar Kemp and Hannah Ringgold Kemp in Baltimore at Lorraine Park Cemetary, Woodlawn, Baltimore Co., MD Lot 662 Section 3? Cassie Kilroy Thompson wrote: > 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. > > > > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb/MDGenWeb site for Carroll Co. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdcarrol > USGenWeb/MDGenWeb site for Howard Co.http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdhoward > > -- Tim Kemp Amateur Radio Station WB4BAH [email protected] [email protected] AOL Instant Messenger - Tim D Kemp The Kemp Family Homepage http://www.mindspring.com/~tkemp Genealogy info on KEMP, STROTHER, MURPHY, and allied families.

Very sorry for the wrong information and anyone inconvenienced. Ruth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Kemp" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [BALTGEN-L] Off Topic, then on topic - KEMP > It was originally AllTel, AT&T Wireless, Cingular, Nextel, Sprint PCS, and > T-Mobile, but due to complaints, mainly caused by this hoax email > circulating, Sprint, Nextel, and AT&T have all now pulled out leaving only > AllTel and Cingular. This means that many of us who DID want to > participate will no longer be able to. It was always an Opt-In program. > Anyone not formally requesting they be included would not have been. It > would haveneverbeen available to telemarketers. This is one more good > example of people passing around hoax emails without checking them out and > thereby causing problems to others, not to mention the millions in losses > companies had already spent developing it. > > Other places where it can be checked out are > http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp > > Or directly from the Federal Government at > http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/04/dnc.htm > > Now that we know the truth, what has it got to do with Baltimore > Genealogy? > > But this does.... Does anyone happen to have pictures of the graves of > Frederic Ceasar Kemp and Hannah Ringgold Kemp in Baltimore at Lorraine > Park Cemetary, Woodlawn, Baltimore Co., MD Lot 662 Section 3? > > Cassie Kilroy Thompson wrote: > >> 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. >> >> >> >> ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== >> USGenWeb/MDGenWeb site for Carroll Co. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdcarrol >> USGenWeb/MDGenWeb site for Howard Co.http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdhoward >> >> > > -- > > Tim Kemp Amateur Radio Station WB4BAH > > [email protected] > [email protected] > > AOL Instant Messenger - Tim D Kemp > > The Kemp Family Homepage > http://www.mindspring.com/~tkemp > Genealogy info on KEMP, STROTHER, MURPHY, and allied families. > > > > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== > Please Check Our New web site for the BALTGEN-L mailing list. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdbaltim/baltgen-l.htm >