KITCHEN URGES CONSUMERS TO RENEW DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRATION

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2 – State Sen. Shirley Kitchen today urged consumers who signed up for the state’s Do Not Call list in 2002 to re-register.

            “I want to remind the consumers who signed up in 2002 to renew your registration,” Kitchen said. “Clearly, the Do Not Call list has been extremely popular, and there are a few simple ways that consumers can continue to take advantage of this service.”

 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.

For more information log on to www.senatorkitchen.com