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WASHINGTON URGES INDIVIDUALS TO RENEW
DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRATION
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Washington |
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2 – Individuals
who signed up for the state’s Do Not Call
list in 2002 must now renew their
registration, according to state Sen. LeAnna
Washington (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery).
“Five years ago, numerous
Pennsylvanians welcomed this new law and
registered,” Washington said. “In order to
keep this service, I encourage people who
signed up in 2002 to re-register.”
The Pennsylvania Do Not Call law, which was
passed in 2002 to give telephone subscribers
the opportunity to avoid unwanted
telemarketing calls, provides valid
registration for only five years from the
date of initial registration.
Individuals who registered in 2002 must
re-register by Sept. 15, or their number
will be dropped from the Do Not Call
registry on Nov. 1.
One million Pennsylvanians registered for
the Do Not Call list during the first two
weeks after the law was enacted. Over the
last five years, millions more have
registered.
To re-register up to seven residential and
cellular numbers per person, visit the
attorney general’s Web site
www.attorneygeneral.gov; call
1-888-777-3406; or mail a name, mailing
address, phone number and signature to the
Attorney General’s Office, Strawberry
Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120.
Consumers can re-register for another five
years if they do not remember when they
signed up. The Web site can also allow
people to verify when they first registered
for the list. |
