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Old 02-21-2012, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by mrfixit View Post
..................In the USA there is a DO NOT CALL List Service.

Call FROM the PHONE on which you DO NOT want to have
"un-solicitated" sales people bothering you .

.....Call 888-382-1222 from Your phone to eliminate the unwanted calls.
Again that number is ...888...382...1222.

.....30 days later...Your number is ......ON "the list",
..I think for 5 years.................

IF you receive a call...You can report them to
,,,,,,,,,,, 888-225-5322 ....
That number is 888-CALL-FCC
...888...225---5322

Once THEY PAY the BIG $$$ fine ....
( up to $ 10,000.)
.........They Will Honor the Do Not Call List.

Florida has their own do not call list for telemarketers, not sure why. You need to pay to register your phone number on this list. While Florida does share the list with telemarketers quarterly we have found that some of the air conditioning repair companies do not abide by the law. Here is the Florida web link:

https://www.fl-ag-online.com/csapps/...aspx?Logout=yy