WASHINGTON -- Telemarketers will be free to make sales pitches next week to people who registered for the national do-not-call list, the government said Friday. At the same time, the industry's ...

If you've ever wanted to turn the table on telemarketers, here's how. Driven to distraction by telemarketers? By using a little imagination, say consumers who have successfully fought back, you can ...

Join the Do Not Call Registry and rest easy. May 30, 2013 — -- If your phone rings incessantly during the dinner hour with offers of "free" cruises or low-interest credit cards, consider adding ...

agency will handle the task, Petito said. “Ideally what we would like to have is a toll-free number” for people to call to get on the list. The administrator can only recoup from sales the amount it ...

Here's something 653,000 New Yorkers agree on they don't want calls from telemarketers. That's how many consumers have signed up for the state's new "don't call" registry, and the list hasn't even ...

An important thing to know about the National Do Not Call Registry is that it can stop only sales calls. You may continue to receive: In other words, putting your number on the National Do Not Call ...

Citizens could register phone numbers with state-maintained ‘do not call’ list. HELENA — Montanans tired of pesky telemarketers calling to sell everything from windshield repair to septic tank pumping ...

Seventy-five percent of New Yorkers have registered their number in the National Do Not Call Registry but the New York Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection is pushing for more to add ...

2001-08-21 04:00:00 PDT Sacramento-- Californians could register their phone numbers on an official "do not call" list to avoid telemarketing pitches under legislation unexpectedly resurrected this ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Seven businesses are to pay a total of $40,000 in fines for violating Missouri's no-call list, the attorney general's office said. Along with the fines, court orders will ...

WASHINGTON — Hold the phone! Consumers who thought they would get a reprieve from telemarketing calls starting next week may have to wait longer for some peace and quiet. A federal judge in Oklahoma ...

If you've taken the time to read our tips here at CyberGuy to keep phone scammers at bay, good for you. One of these tips is to put your phone number on the national and state Do Not Call list.