How Does Do Not Call Apply?
The National Do No Call Registry was created in 2003 and enacted in 2004 in order to protect consumers from telemarketer harassment. People have since found that signing up to the list did not keep all of the sales calls away. That left customers wondering just how to properly apply Do Not Call.
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Applications
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Your name is on the list 24 hours after you sign up. Telemarketers are required to run a search of the registry, matching numbers and names on the list to the ones on their call lists. Matched names and numbers must then be purged from the telemarketer's call lists.
Exceptions
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), creator and overseer of the Do Not Call Registry, did try to warn participants that not all telemarketers would be blocked. First, the law allows telemarketers 31 days from the date you signed up to remove your name from their call lists. Furthermore, politicians, charities and groups conducting surveys are exempt, according to the FTC.
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Penalties
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Each time a telemarketer makes a sales call to a person who is on the Do Not Call Registry for more than 31 days, this becomes known as an incident. The FTC will administer a fine of up to $16,000 per incident to the offending telemarketer.
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