heres an email i just got regarding the DNC list

[BlueWahooChambordDevil]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">JUST A HEADS UP.......didn't know if you are aware of the following........the # below will remove you from the telemarketers list.




REMINDER....9 days from today, all cell phone numbers are

being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive

sales calls.



.YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS



To prevent this, call the following number from your cell

phone:888-382-1222.



It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a

minute of your time.

It blocks your number for five (5) years.

You must call from the cell phone number you want to have

blocked.

You cannot call from a different phone number.



HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS.

It take about 20 seconds</div></div>

[imported_elp6n]

https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx

For Release: February 6 , 2007
The Truth about Cell Phones and the Do Not Call Registry

Despite Re-Circulating E-mail, It is Still Not Necessary to Register Cell Phone Numbers
As the number of phone numbers on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry surpassed 139 million, the Federal Trade Commission today reiterated that despite the claims made in e-mails circulating on the Internet, consumers should not be concerned that their cell phone numbers will be released to telemarketers at any time in the near future. In addition, according to the agency, it is not necessary to register cell phone numbers on the DNC Registry to be protected from most telemarketing calls to cell phones.

The truth about cell phones and the DNC Registry is:

Contrary to the e-mail, cell phone numbers are NOT being released to telemarketers, and you will NOT soon be getting telemarketing calls on your cell phone.

There is NO deadline by which you must register your cell phone number on the Registry.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations prohibit telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers. Automated dialers are standard in the industry, so most telemarketers are barred from calling consumers on their cell phones without their consent.

The national associations representing telemarketers have stated that their clients do not intend to start calling consumers' cell phones.

There is only ONE DNC Registry. There is no separate registry for cell phones.

The DNC Registry accepts registrations from both cell phones and land lines. You must call from the phone number that you want to register. If you register online, you must respond to a confirmation e-mail.

While the telecommunications industry has been discussing the possibility of creating a wireless 411 directory, according to the FCC, even if a wireless 411 directory is established, most telemarketing calls to cell phones would still be illegal, regardless of whether the number is listed on the federal government's National Do Not Call Registry.
For More Information

To learn more about the National DNC Registry and the rules that enforce it, visit the FTC at http://www.ftc.gov or the FCC at http://www.fcc.gov. For more information about a planned "wireless 411"? directory, visit http://www.qsent.com/wireless411.

The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish (bilingual counselors are available to take complaints), or to get free information on any of 150 consumer topics, call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357), or use the complaint form at http://www.ftc.gov. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.


Media Contact:

Mitchell J. Katz
Office of Public Affairs
202-326-2161

Staff Contact:

David Robbins
Bureau of Consumer Protection
202-326-3747

[NotSoSilentBob]

If it weren't for stupid people and the forward function, only 3 emails a day would be sent in the US.

[imported_elp6n]

Whenever I get one of those forwards that can be disproved or I know to be incorrect in general I sent the proof back to the sender.

People don't send me a lot of forwards anymore...

[NotSoSilentBob]

I just tell them to go to hell and stop spamming me with stupid [censored].

Amazing that people will believe any damn thing they see on the internet.

[imported_elp6n]

ah yes - amazing what some believe. No wonder Bush was elected - this country is full of lemmings.
One co-worker of mine sent me the "Protest the US mint - new dollar will not say In God We Trust!!" email a while back. I told her that was wrong. She said "Well it came from a PASTOR ... HE should know!"
*slaps forehead*

[UTFAN]

Thanks, I needed that!