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Annoying Telephone Calls

Place your telephone number on the National Do Not Call Registry by calling 888-382-1222 or online at www.donotcall.gov . Harassment Calls It is against the law to make obscene, threat ening, or nuisance calls. If you are unfortunate enough to be a victim of a threatening call, report it to the police and the telephone company immediately. We will work with you and the police to eliminate the problem. If you receive obscene or nuisance calls and have identified them as such, here are some suggestions: • Don’t give the caller a chance to get started. Hang up. • Do not provide any information about yourself. • Advise your children to do the same. If the calls continue, contact Ellington Telephone Company for advice. We have representatives who are trained to investigate and help identify the source of these calls.

Telemarketing Calls Here are some suggestions that will help you handle telemarketing calls: • Identify the calling party – always verify the name of the company and individual with whom you are speaking. • Request that information be sent to you via mail, if you are interested in the telemarketer’s offering. • If you are not interested, politely interrupt the caller and end the conversation. • If you do not wish to continue receiving solicitations from a particular company, ask to be removed from the company’s list. • Do Not Give Your Credit Card Information unless you are certain the call is from a trusted source. To reduce or eliminate the number of at-home solicitation calls from telemarketers, call the Missouri Attorney General’s “No Call” Hotline at 866-662-2551. To reduce telemarketing calls from national companies, write to: DMA Telephone Preference Service PO Box 643 Carmel, NY 10512

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