The Federal Trade Commission launched it’s much anticipated “Do
Not Call Registry” on June 27th, several days earlier than the
announced July 1 debut. The FTC reported that they were
receiving as many as 1,000 registrations a minute at their
website, www.donotcall.gov. As of Tuesday, July 1, 12.5 million
telephone numbers had been logged into the registry, according
to the FTC.
The “do not call” registry takes effect on Oct. 1 and
telemarketers who call numbers on the list could face fines up
to $11,000 per call. While consumers may consider the registry a
victory over annoying telemarketing calls, those same
telemarketers have already begun to focus on other ways to reach
the consumer via e-mail and direct mail marketing.
According to the Direct Marketing Association (DMA), companies
spent over $80 billion on telemarketing in 2002. Marketers will
now look to focus those funds toward more traditional sales
pitches to reach their targets and avoid possible fines.
Consumers should prepare for the onslaught of direct mail and
internet advertising they will receive, including the
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You can register for this national registry at
www.donotcall.gov. Your registration will be valid for a
five-year period, after which you would need to renew your
registration. Registering for the FTC’s “do not call” registry
is only the first step to take toward “opting out” of
telemarketing advertising.
The next step to take in order to reduce the amount of “junk
mail” you receive at home is to contact the Direct Marketing
Association. Contact them by letter and give them your full
name, your complete home address, your telephone number and your
signature. Inform them that you want to register for their
“opt-out” Preference program.
They can be contacted at:
Direct Marketing Association Mail Preference Service P.O. Box
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This registration will stop mailings from many national
companies for a period of five years. However, it will not stop
mailings if the company is not registered with the Direct
Marketing Association.
It will take about 90 days to honor your request if you contact
them by mail. The DMA circulates their “opt-out” list quarterly
to their members, so you may not see a significant change for
three to six months.
If you want a faster way to “opt-out” of their list, then
consider going online to register for this service. You will
need a credit card to pay the $5.00 charge to register online.
Contact the DMA online at www.dmaconsumers.org. There is no
charge to register by mail however.
By registering with these two services now you should see a
dramatic decrease in the amount of telemarketing calls and mail
that you receive in the near future.
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