STONE CO ENTERPRISE
WIGGINS, MS
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WEEKLY
0712212009
Intricacies of the
DO Not Call list
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Consumers are reporting
an increase in the number
of unwanted phone calls
they are receiving even
after registering their
phones (land lines and
cells) on the Do I\ht Call
List. Although this regis-
tration initially eliminated
most solicitation and mar-
keting calls, there has been chase, delive~):or payment
a recent resurgence. The
Better Business Bureau
(B~~j'$en;ngl\lTssissi~~i,calling, and they will be
as part of its Identity 'Ikeft snbject to a fine of up to
Prevention Program, offers $ll,ooo if they do not
the follow<ng information
regarding the national Do
Not Call Registry.
The Federal Trade
Commission @TC) reports application made to it. ?'his I
that there are some loop-
holes to the Do Not Call
List which allow such calls
to bypass the restrictions.
'Ilesc include:
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By making a purchase
from a company, a busi-
ness relationship is estab-
lished wliich allows the !
company to circulnvent the
Do Not Call List.
This relationsliip allows
continued contact from the
compauy for up to 18
months after the last pur-
date. However. you can
ask the company to stop
honor your request.
A bnsiness relationship is
also created with a compa-
ny if there is any inquiry or
tqpc of relationship exists
for thrce months, and thc
company can call you with-
out penalty during that
period of timc even if you
request them to cease their
calls. Often there arc dis-
guised information links
included in online
inquiry/order f o r n ~ which
s
ca11lead you to request
"free' information on a
product or company. This
then allows the company to
cirrumvcnt the Do Not Call
List because a relationship
has been established with
the cornpan):.
A phonc number can bc
registered on thc national
Do Not Call Registry online
at nww.donotcall.gov or by
calling 888-382-1222. For
more information. contact
the PTC at 877-382-4357.