The National Do Not Call Registry is managed by the Federal Trade Commission to make it easier and more efficient to stop receiving unwanted telemarketing calls.   It’s easy to add your phone number to the Registry:

1. Go to the website:  www.donotcall.gov, or
2. Call toll-free: 888-382-1222 from the number you wish to register

Once a number has been on the registry for 31 days, most telemarketing calls will stop. However, not all calls are covered. You may still get:

• Calls from, or on behalf of, political organizations, charities, and telephone surveyors

• Calls from companies where there is an existing business relationship. A company may call for 18 months after a purchase or three months after you make an inquiry or submit an application

• Calls from companies that have been given permission to call

Once you have been on the registry for 31 days, you may file a complaint if you continue to receive calls from a telemarketer. That can be done by going online to www.donotcall.gov or by calling 888-382-1222. You will be asked to provide the date of the call and the phone number or name of the company that called.

If you want to be removed from charitable solicitation lists, courteously ask the representative who calls to remove your name from their list. Most will do so.