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What you need to know about the Do Not Call List Updated Mon. Sep. 29 2008 11:11 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff Canadians tired of having their dinners interrupted by telemarketers can now register their home and cellphone numbers with a Do Not Call List. Those who want to register a phone number can go to www.LNNTE-DNCL.gc.ca or call 1-866-580-3625. Telemarketing companies also have to register and purchase a subscription to access phone numbers they will be required to block from their calling lists. But many companies are exempt from the new regulations, including registered charities, newspapers, political parties and polling and market research firms. Also exempt is any company a caller has had business with in the past 18 months. To solve that problem, Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa, has created a third-party Do Not Call List to pick up the slack. "Once you exclude the political parties and survey companies, who is left?" Geist told CTV.ca. Geist runs iOptOut.ca, a web service that allows users to register their phone numbers to block calls from exempted companies. The site issues an opt-out request on the user's behalf. So far, 50,000 people have used it to make a total of five million opt-out requests. "Many people will be disappointed when the number of calls they receive doesn't diminish," Geist said of the official Do Not Call List. Canadians can also visit the Canadian Marketing Association's Do Not Contact service, located here. There is also a movement dedicated to reducing paper-based advertising, called the Red Dot Campaign. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) says because it has the power to enforce the new policies, Canadians will receive fewer telemarketing calls after they register. "I think we'll soon see a reduction in the numbers of calls, but over time it will increase as companies and organizations become more and more compliant," Denis Carmel, spokesperson with the CRTC, told CTV.ca. "Some organizations could be oblivious of those rules and their responsibilities today, but over time I'm sure that everybody will understand their responsibilities and will be in compliance." A new poll suggests Canadians have high hopes that the DNCL will be a successful venture. A VoxPop survey has found that 61 per cent of Canadians are sure that despite exemptions to the list, they will still get fewer telemarketing calls. Canadians can also ask to be added to the internal Do Not Call lists of exempted companies, which the CRTC also has the power to enforce. The CRTC can levy fines of up to $1,500 to individuals who violate the new rules and up to $15,000 to corporations. The exemptions are similar to those associated with a similar U.S. registry, which has been very successful at reducing the number of telemarketing calls that Americans receive, according to VoxPop. A Harris Poll conducted in the U.S. last October found that 91 per cent of respondents received fewer telemarketing calls since registering with the list. Fifty-nine per cent of respondents said they received far fewer calls, while 18 per cent reported that they did not receive any telemarketing calls after joining the do not call list. To date, more than 145 million people have registered for that list. "The success of the U.S. do not call list suggests Canadians are right to believe their no-call list will be an efficient barrier against unwanted telemarketing calls," VoxPop spokeperson BrendanWycks, executive director of the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association, said in a statement. VoxPop is a campaign by the MRIA designed to advance free speech through public opinion surveys. Research suggests the list will be quite popular with Canadians. A Harris/Decima survey found that 72 per cent of Canadians will add their numbers to the DNCL. However, the survey, conducted on behalf of Pitney Bowes Canada, showed some businesses may be unaware of the new guidelines for telemarketing. While 73 per cent of business owners know of the list, about 61 per cent of small business owners said they were unaware they could be fined for violating the new policy. Companies will first get a warning letter in case they were unaware of the new regulations, Carmel said. If a company continues to violate the rules, it will get a "notice of violation," which they can contest. The CRTC would then rule if the company broke the rules and issue a fine. Companies forced to scale back their telemarketing operations do have options. The Harris/Decima survey found that 52 per cent of respondents would prefer that companies solicit first-time business from them via the mail. Forty-nine per cent said they also prefer hearing from companies they already do business with through the mail. Direct mail marketing is a cost-effective way for companies to reach consumers, experts say. According to the Direct Marketing Association, each $1 spent on direct mail marketing leads to $11 in sales, which is twice the return of any other advertising medium. The companies have 31 days to add new numbers to their do not call lists.

I've been on the CDMA do not call list for years, but now this list reaches all telemarketers, not just members of the Canadian (Direct) Marketing Association.

FINALLY!!!!!

Thank Christ. I'm also going to file a complaint against Rogers.

Remember political parties, charities, and surveys are still able to call your house.

EDIT: wonderful. just tried it, and the website broke. Good job guys.

I love when people try to sell me!

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Originally posted by Orko Remember political parties, charities, and surveys are still able to call your house. EDIT: wonderful. just tried it, and the website broke. Good job guys.

I did it without a problem, just b4 I started the thread..... damn you TAs breaking everything!

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Originally posted by Cuzo I love when people try to sell me!

How are your windows and doors, Frank?

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Originally posted by Abercrombie How are your windows and doors, Mikey?

...my bunker could use some natural light.

anyone need a postage meter? i work for francotyp postalia. we offer the best rates in the business guaranteed. if your business is getting raped by pitney bowes, pm me

Thank YOU!!!

I get honestly, like 4 or 5 calls PER night on my home line, all 800, 888 numbers... please wait for an exciting message, we're excited to offer you... etc etc... hell I even get calls with the call display number 123-456-7890... how'd you get that number?!

Signed my shit up on both home and cell ... thanks again!

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Originally posted by Cuzo I love when people try to sell me!

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Originally posted by jennypie Thank Christ. I'm also going to file a complaint against Rogers.

They are exempt if they have a previous business relationship with you.

Here is the link to Register your number

CLICK HERE

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Originally posted by love_child Here is the link to Register your number CLICK HERE

Yours doesn't work this morning. The link in the top of my post does work though.

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Those who want to register a phone number can go to www.LNNTE-DNCL.gc.ca or call 1-866-580-3625.

Also for those that also want to be removed from exempt organizations can add themselves to Geist's site noted in the article at http://www.ioptout.ca/

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Originally posted by Abercrombie I did it without a problem, just b4 I started the thread..... damn you TAs breaking everything!

And now the site is completly down. FUck guys, didn't you know there would be a rush? How hard it is to set up a very simple html form with a SQL query?

Thanks for the links AJ, will try again a little later

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Originally posted by Abercrombie Also for those that also want to be removed from exempt organizations can add themselves to Geist's site noted in the article at http://www.ioptout.ca/

great you guys broke that one too!!

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Originally posted by Abercrombie Yours doesn't work this morning. The link in the top of my post does work though. Also for those that also want to be removed from exempt organizations can add themselves to Geist's site noted in the article at http://www.ioptout.ca/

Yeah they worked this morning. I just kept having to refresh the page and I eventually got it but now it wont even let you go to the site.

both sites do not work.

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew both sites do not work.

they both worked for me like 30 minutes ago.

Just keep trying.