Deadline for Do Not Call is Tuesday

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The next deadline to register for Indiana's Do Not Call list is before midnight Tuesday.

Phone numbers placed on the list by 11:59 p.m. November 16 will begin receiving benefits of the law starting January 1, 2011.

“Indiana’s Do Not Call registry does more than just cut down on disruptive telemarketing calls – it makes it easier to spot a potential scam,” Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said. “If you receive an unwanted call from a solicitor even though your number is registered, that is a big red flag they may not be doing business legitimately because they are willing to violate Indiana’s telephone privacy laws.”

Indiana law also forbids the use of autodialers to deliver pre-recorded messages without a live operator obtaining consent to deliver the message. These calls are often referred to as “robo-calls.”

People who are on the Do Not Call list and receive an unwanted telemarketing call or unsolicited fax advertisement can submit a complaint to the Attorney General’s office . These complaints help the office to enforce Indiana telephone privacy laws.

Registration on the Do Not Call list is free. Re-registering is not necessary if the phone number and address stays the same. Consumers may register online or by phone at 888-834-9969.

More than 1.8 million phone numbers are currently registered on the Do Not Call list, which represents about 60 percent of eligible phone numbers in Indiana. However, the percentage of registered phone lines varies widely in different parts of the state.

Evansville
43.58%

Fort Wayne
69.51%

Indianapolis
71.75%

Lafayette
78.07%

Northwest Indiana
38.56%

South Bend/Elkhart
83.60%

Southern Indiana
53.31%

Southeastern Indiana
48.97%

Terre Haute
84.44%