Have you received an email recently telling you to register your cell phone on a DO NOT CALL list or your number will be published and telemarketers will call you, which will result in fees to you? I received one today and decided to check out the validity since I had received the same or similar emails in the past.
When I checked on Snopes.com it said it is an Urban Legend so I decided to go to the source and checked the Federal Communication Commission. Their document basically said that there is NO SEPARATE WIRELESS DO NOT CALL list. All phones may be placed on the DO NOT CALL list by logging on to www.donotcall.gov or by calling 1-888-382-1222 and registering.
Your number remains on the list until you remove it or cancel your service, so if you have registered your phone in the past there is no need to re-register it. If you are registering a number for the first time, the law takes affect 30 days after registration. To see the full text of the article click on the FCC link above.
If you have any verifiable information that contradicts this information, please be sure to let me know.
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