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The Registry only contains phone numbers, no other personally identifiable information, and we do not keep a record of whether the numbers are land line or cell phones. There are some exemptions to the Do Not Call rules. Because of the limits to FTC’s authority, the Registry does not apply to political calls or calls from non-profits and ...
The National Do Not Call Registry does not provide EINs. Before registering on the National Do Not Call Registry, a company located outside the US must first contact the IRS to obtain an EIN. International applicants can contact the IRS to apply for their EIN by calling (267) 941-1099 (Not a toll-free number).
The National Do Not Call Registry Data Book contains aggregate data about phone numbers on the Registry, telemarketers and sellers accessing the Registry, and Do Not Call complaints by complaint topic and type (i.e., robocall or live caller). This year, Do Not Call data are also available online in an interactive format, with updates provided ...
The FTC takes aggressive legal action to make sure telemarketers abide by the Do Not Call Registry. To date, the Commission has brought 151 enforcement actions against companies and telemarketers for Do Not Call, robocall, spoofed caller ID, and assisting and facilitating violations. To date, 147 of these FTC enforcement actions have been ...
Public Law No. 108-82 expressly authorizes the FTC under Section 3 (a) (3) (A) of the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to implement and enforce a Do-Not-Call Registry, and ratified the Registry provision of the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule, 16 C.F.R. § 310.4 (b) (1) (iii). The Implementation Act has been amended by ...
The FTC’s National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry lets consumers add their phone number and choose not to receive most legal telemarketing calls. In the last fiscal year, nearly three million people signed up with the DNC Registry, bringing the total close to 245 million phone numbers.
Telemarketers must subscribe each year for access to the Registry numbers. The cost of accessing a single area code in the Registry will be $80 in FY 2025, which is an increase of $2 from FY 2024. The maximum charge to any single entity for accessing all area codes nationwide is now $22,038 (up from 21,402 in FY 2024).
The FTC’s National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry lets consumers add their phone number and choose not to receive most legal telemarketing calls. In the last fiscal year, over 2.5 million people signed up with the DNC Registry, bringing the total to more than 246 million phone numbers.
FTC Sues to Stop VoIP Service Provider That Assisted and Facilitated Telemarketers in Sending Hundreds of Millions of Illegal Robocalls to Consumers Nationwide. Telemarketer Fees to Access the FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry to Increase in 2023. FTC Extends its Crackdown on Subscription Scam That Fleeced Consumers and Harassed Them Over ...
The Commission also publishes an annual Do Not Call Registry Data Book that provides substantial detail on registration numbers and other statistical information about the Registry. Similar information is also available the FTC’s Tableau public page , which is updated regularly and allows users to interact with the data to drill down to state ...