Decius wrote:
] ] No. Placing your number on the National Do Not Call
] ] Registry will stop most, but not all, telemarketing
] ] calls. Some businesses are exempt from the national
] ] registry and still can call you even if you place your
] ] number on it. Exempt businesses include:
] ]
] ] * long-distance phone companies
] ] * airlines
] ] * banks and credit unions; and
] ] * the business of insurance, to the extent that it is
] ] regulated by state law.
] ]
] ] However, many telemarketing calls are placed by
] ] professional telemarketing companies, and even if the
] ] company whose goods or services are being sold is exempt,
] ] the telemarketing company may be covered.
] ]
] ] You may still receive calls from political organizations,
] ] charities, telephone surveyors or companies with which
] ] you have an existing business relationship.
]
] Hrm. See, I got fairly excited about this thing... Then, after
] being woken up at 9 AM on Saturday Morning by the F.O.P., I
] decided to really look at it. Turns out, its basically
] useless. MOST of the telemarketing calls I receive are:
]
] 1. Surveys.
] 2. Charities.
] 3. Long Distance Services.
] 4. Credit Services.
]
] All of these things are exempt. Thank you government, for yet
] again appearing to do something without doing anything at all.

Trust big brother. There's also this:

Q: There appears to be many exemptions to the National Do Not Call Registry. Will the number of telemarketing calls I get really be reduced?

A: Yes. All professional telemarketing companies must comply with the Telemarketing Sales Rule, even if they are making sales calls on behalf of a company that is not covered. Failing to comply may subject the telemarketing company to a fine of up to $11,000 for each call that is not in compliance.

Rattle wrote:
] ] No. Placing your number on the National Do Not Call
] ] Registry will stop most, but not all, telemarketing
] ] calls. Some businesses are exempt from the national
] ] registry and still can call you even if you place your
] ] number on it. Exempt businesses include:
] ]
] ] * long-distance phone companies
] ] * airlines
] ] * banks and credit unions; and
] ] * the business of insurance, to the extent that it is
] ] regulated by state law.
] ]
] ] However, many telemarketing calls are placed by
] ] professional telemarketing companies, and even if the
] ] company whose goods or services are being sold is exempt,
] ] the telemarketing company may be covered.
] ]
] ] You may still receive calls from political organizations,
] ] charities, telephone surveyors or companies with which
] ] you have an existing business relationship.
]
] Hrm. See, I got fairly excited about this thing... Then, after
] being woken up at 9 AM on Saturday Morning by the F.O.P., I
] decided to really look at it. Turns out, its basically
] useless. MOST of the telemarketing calls I receive are:
]
] 1. Surveys.
] 2. Charities.
] 3. Long Distance Services.
] 4. Credit Services.
]
] All of these things are exempt. Thank you government, for yet
] again appearing to do something without doing anything at all.
]
]
] - Decius

I'm happy as a clam, because the "YOU'VE WON A FREE VACATION" calls and the "HI, I'M CALLING TO CONFIRM YOUR SATELLITE DISH APPOINTMENT" calls will cease, which means more room on my answering machine for my cable company to offer me high speed internet. But they're easy enough to get rid of. They ask me if I have a computer, I say no.