Sorry listers, I was taken in too! LCCUG Membership Director wrote: > Fellow members, > > Well it seems like even I can get caught by a hoax, kind of..... > > The Truth > The U.S. government has established a "do not call" registry > where you can list phone numbers you want blocked from > unsolicited calls such as from telemarketers. > That registry is for both wired and mobile phones and there > is no deadline by which a phone number needs to be listed in > order to be protected from telemarketing calls. > There is not a separate cell phone registry. > The registry is at: www.donotcall.gov. > > > That's why the government website came up when I checked into it. > > The Hoax > Is there a listing being prepared to give to telemarketers, > NO. That is where the hoax is. > > The Truth > Six national wireless companies (AllTel, AT&T Wireless, > Cingular, Nextel, Sprint PCS, and T-Mobile) have banded > together and hired Qsent, Inc. to produce a Wireless 411 > service. Their goal is to pool their listings to create a > comprehensive directory of cell phone customer names and > phone numbers that would be made available to directory > assistance providers. (In most places, telephone users can > call directory assistance at 411 [for local numbers] or by > dialing an area code plus 555-1212 [for out-of-area numbers] > and, by providing enough information to identify an > individual phone customer [usually a full name and city of > residence], obtain that customer's phone number. > > > For those of you who are cell phone users, check out these > websites for more information, > > http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp > Updated May of 2005 > http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/celldirectory.htm > Updated Dec of 2004 > > > > Edith Lewandowski - Membership Director > Lorain County Computer Users Group > http://www.LCCUG.com > [email protected] -- Sue Strick, Lorain County Coordinator for OHGenWeb Lorain County Genealogy Page, http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen L.C. Mailing List, http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen/mail.htm