Do Not Call Loop Holes---------------------------------------------------------- Permission is granted for the below article to forward, reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website, offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as long as no changes are made and the byline, copyright, and the resource box below is included. ---------------------------------------------------------- Do Not Call Loop Holes By Stephen Bucaro If you don't like receiving annoying telemarketers calls, you might try listing your phone number with the "Do Not Call Registry". This is a free service provided by the FTC. You can register online at www.donotcall.gov. Along with your phone number, you'll need to provide an email address. You complete the registration by clicking on a link in the e-mail confirmation message that you receive. Or you can register by calling the toll-free number 1-888-382-1222. If you register via the toll-free number, you can only list the number of the phone that you are calling from. In September, telemarketers will be required to scrub their call lists against the National Do Not Call Registry every three months. On October 1, the FTC and the States will begin enforcing the National Do Not Call Registry Telemarketing Rule. Violators are subject to a fine of up to $11,000 per incident. If your number has been in the registry for at least three months and you receive a call from a telemarketer, you can file a complaint online. To file a complaint, you must know either the name or telephone number of the company that called you, and the date they called you. There are several giant loop holes in the National Do Not Call Telemarketing Rule. You can still receive calls from political organizations, charities, companies that you have done business with, and telephone surveyors. Any moron can change a sales script into a "survey". The only real way to avoid annoying telemarketers is to get an answering machine. Don't worry, if the state lottery commission calls to inform you that you‘ve won, they'll leave a message. If an annoying telemarketer leaves a message on my answering machine, I hope he can find a place to buy ice water in hell while waiting for me to return the call. ---------------------------------------------------------- Resource Box: Copyright(C)2002 Bucaro TecHelp. To learn how to maintain your computer and use it more effectively to design a Web site and make money on the Web visit http://bucarotechelp.com To subscribe to Bucaro TecHelp Newsletter Send a blank email to mailto:bucarotechelp-subscribe@topica.com ---------------------------------------------------------- About the author: NoneRead similar articles: How To Fail... Faster Then a Speeding Bullet!An Introduction to Viral Marketing Ideas to Create Own Work At Home Online Business Product Experience the Strange and Twisted World of Internet Cafes Build and Maintain Websites For Profit How to be Successful Working at Home Sell More of Everything Help Your Visitors Remember You with Buddy Icons Web Design Contract 10 Blazing Ways To Sky-Rocket Your Profits drzwi antywłamaniowe rumunia hotel Edinburgh bułgaria wakacje sylwester
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