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Do Not Call Registry

National Do Not Call Registry The National Do Not Call Registry is open for business, putting consumers in charge of the telemarketing calls they get at home. The Federal government created the national registry to make it easier and more efficient for you to stop getting telemarketing calls you don’t want. You can register online at www.donotcall.gov or call toll-free, 1-888-382-1222 (TTY 1-866-290-4236), from the number you wish to register. Registration is free. The Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, and individual states are enforcing the National Do Not Call Registry. Placing your number on the registry will stop most, but not all, telemarketing calls. This site has information for you – whether you’re a consumer interested in signing up for the National Do Not Call Registry, or a telemarketer or seller interested in learning more about your responsibilities related to the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

Missouri No Call Registry The Missouri No Call registry is a list of residential customer’s telephone numbers who have indicated to the Attorney General’s Office that they don’t want to be called by telemarketers at home. The law prohibits telemarketers from calling households that have been added to the list, with some exceptions that have been written into the law. You can register all your home phone numbers.

You may register online at http://ago.mo.gov/divisions/consumer/no-call or toll-free 1-866-NOCALL1 (1-866-662-2551).

The state law allows certain telemarketers to continue calling consumers on the No Call list. These exceptions include: • Telephone companies. • Companies that have a current business relationship with you. • Those that you have expressly invited or permitted (for example, filling your name and number on an entry form). • Certain not-for-profit groups if the person calling is a member of the group. • Persons calling on a referral or working from their homes, or any person licensed for a trade or profession who is setting or attempting to set an appointment. To further decrease telemarketing calls under a federal law, tell telemarketers to put you on their No-Call lists. You can sue them if they call you back within a year.

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