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I received a 'beware/notification/pass it on' email that, like most, has a faint link to fact and lot of alarmism. A brief check showed that there is going to be a change that allows telemarketers to call our cell phone starting January 2007, but it won't be the tidal wave inferred in the notice.

You may want to look over what the Federal Trade Commission has posted regarding the Do Not Call registration. I personally don't need even a few pain-in-the-ass calls, let alone get to pay for them.

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Q&A: The National Do Not Call Registry
.....10. Can I register my cell phone on the National Do Not Call Registry?
Yes, you may place your personal cell phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry. The registry has accepted cell phone numbers since it opened for registrations in June 2003. There is no deadline to register a home or cell phone number on the Registry.
You may have received an email telling you that your cell phone is about to be assaulted by telemarketing calls as a result of a new cell phone number database; however, that is not the case. FCC regulations prohibit telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers. Automated dialers are standard in the industry, so most telemarketers don’t call consumers on their cell phones without their consent......

(You can tell our politicians passed this "for us", because they are exempt. :banghead: )