Pre-registration for the National Do Not Call Program
Source:
KRON Web site
The Federal Trade Commission is expected to launch a nationwide Do Not Call registry this summer.
California is joining the list, and you can register for free at the
California
State Attorney General Web site. The program, if it succeeds, will begin in October 2003.
Reducing Direct Marketing
Source:
Free literature from Bank of America
If you would like to reduce the amount of advertising you receive, contact the following agencies.
- For advertising received by mail
Mail Preference Service
c/o Direct Marketing Association
P.O. Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008
Website
- For advertising received by telephone
Telephone Preference Service
c/o Direct Marketing Association
P.O. Box 9014
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9014
Website
(800) 313-7395
- For advertising received by e-mail
E-mail Preference Service
c/o Direct Marketing Association
Website
Include complete information about each name, address, telephone number and e-mail
address you would like excluded from these lists. If you have moved within the past
year, remember to include your old address and phone number. The same is true for name
changes and the addresses and phone numbers associated with each name.
- To get your name taken off all preapproved credit solicitations
- Call (888) 567-8688
OR - write to the following credit reporting bureaus.
Include your full name, current address, Social Security number and telephone
number.
- Equifax, Inc
Options
P.O. Box 740241
Atlanta, GA 30374
- Experion
Consumer Services
901 West Bond
Lincoln, NE 68521
- TransUnion LLC's
Name Removal Option
P.O. Box 97328
Jackson, MS 39288-7328