On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 8:55 AM, Marshall Eubanks <marshall.eubanks@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 12:46 AM, PC <paul4004@gmail.com> wrote:
While there may be other grounds for telling them not to call you, the do not call list is not one of them as it does not apply to business to business solicitations.
"The national Do-Not-Call list protects home voice or personal wireless phone numbers only. While you may be able to register a business number, your registration will not make telephone solicitations to that number unlawful." http://www.fcc.gov/guides/unwanted-telephone-marketing-calls
Also, (from http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/do-not-call-list )
The Do-Not-Call registry does not prevent all unwanted calls. It does not cover the following:
calls from organizations with which you have established a business relationship;
And, in this case, there is a previously established business relationship.
"Because of limitations in the jurisdiction of the FTC and FCC, calls from or on behalf of political organizations, charities, and telephone surveyors would still be permitted, as would calls from companies with which you have an existing business relationship, or those to whom you’ve provided express agreement in writing to receive their calls. However, if you ask a company with which you have an existing business relationship to place your number on its own do-not-call list, it must honor your request." [1] Which seems to suggest to me, if you tell them to not call you again, they need to stop. However, I was not aware of the complications of using a business number instead of a personal number. [1] http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt107.shtm -- Darius Jahandarie