Stop Telemarketers
While
this doesn't deal with saving money or explaining your phone bill, it does
deal with stopping telemarketers cold before your dinner is!
Lets face it, every one of us has sat down
to eat and then the phone rings and it's a telemarketer! They say it will
only take a minute but it's a minute that you don't want to waist. So why
not get off the lists and enjoy your evenings a little more? It's not as
hard to do as you may think.
The first way to help stop the calls is to
get on the National Do Not Call List. You can do this by simply registering
at
https://www.donotcall.gov.
Another way to help stop the calls is to contact
The Direct Marketing Association (DMA), a non-profit trade association for
direct mail and telemarketing companies. The DMA has setup a free "do not
call" and "do not send me junk mail" service. They want to generate goodwill
among consumers in the industry.
All you need to do is register. It's a simple
process. Just send your name(s), home address, home number and signature
in a letter or postcard to:
Telephone Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
PO Box 9014
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9014
If you would like all the junk mail to stop
send the same information to:
Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
PO Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008
Once you have registered with the DMA, your
information will be sent to all their members. It will take up to six months
for the member companies to remove you from their calling and mailing
lists.
Also note, you must send two letters to be
taken off both lists and they only accept letters and postcards.
Please remember that registering with the
National Do Not Call List and the DMA will not stop all calls and mailings
but if you receive calls, simply ask to be placed on there "do not call"
list.
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