Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month

[champcar99]

A friend of mine just sent me this and I think it's something everyone who owns a cell should know


Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month.
REMINDER .... All cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing
Companies and you will start to receive sale calls.

YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS





To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone:
1 866-580-3625 or 888-382-1222.

It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time.
It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone
Number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.
Or you can do it online at www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca

[IronRobi]

Being in the cellular industry, I assure you the cellular companies are not releasing the numbers to telemarketing companies. It is against privacy laws to do so. That being said, any company that uses an auto dialier will eventually dial you on your cell. Not a bad idea to register to the DNCL so if needed a case can be made.

[Born2Juice4Ever]

Being in the cellular industry, I assure you the cellular companies are not releasing the numbers to telemarketing companies. It is against privacy laws to do so. That being said, any company that uses an auto dialier will eventually dial you on your cell. Not a bad idea to register to the DNCL so if needed a case can be made.


You read my inmediate train of thought.

But I also speculated that since the major cell company phone holders may be struggling due to the financial circumstances. then I thought Bell and or Rogers would want to negotiate their privacy act in regards to holding numbers private or so.
I've had 3 different cell numbers with Bell over the past 15 years, and ONLY once did I ever get a telemarketers call---needless to say I was shocked

[St]

I will call my cell company and blast them.

[IronRobi]

Here's the official internal word on this

Effective date Immediately

Description Over the past weeks, a series of hoax email messages have been circulating across Canada claiming that mobile numbers will be released to telemarketers, which is completely false.

Wireless service providers in Canada have never, and will not be making their client's mobile numbers publicly available to telemarketing companies or any other organization or individual.

Client positioning • The safety and security of our clients’ personal information is a top priority at Bell.

Process Please encourage any client receiving an email of this type to simply delete the message and not to proceed with any instructions outlined in the message.

Note: Remind clients that they can register all their contact numbers on the “National Do Not Call List” and refer them to:
• http://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca website, or
• 1-866-580-3625.

Reference Additional Inquiries:

• For more information on the press release concerning this email hoax, visit http://www.cwta.ca/CWTASite/english/whatsnew_download/nov27_08.html.
• For any media inquiries, please refer callers to Marc Choma at 613 233-4888 or via email at mchoma@cwta.ca.

[#8]

In the past month or so I have recieved a half dozen calls telling me I have already won something or am a qualifier in some contest I never entered. WTF?