Are You Getting Telemarketing Calls You Don’t Want? Here’s How to Stop Them. 1 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched the N
ational Do Not Call Registry to give Americans a choice about getting telemarketing calls at home. According to a recent Harris Interactive poll, 92 percent of people who reported placing a number on the registry said they are receiving fewer calls; a total of 78 percent said they’re getting ‘far fewer calls’ or none at all. If you think you put your number on the National Do Not Call Registry, and you’re still getting telemarketing sales calls, the Federal Trade Commission recommends that you: 2 * Check to see that your number is on the registry. You can verify that your number is on the registry two ways: online at DONOTCALL.GOV (click on ‘Verify A Registration’), or by calling 1-888-382-1222 (TTY 1-866-290-4236) from the phone number you wish to verify. Follow the prompts. 3 *You also can add your number to the registry using the same Web site or phone number (call from the number you want to register). If you register online, you will receive an email from donotcall.gov as part of the confirmation process. You will need to click on the link in this email within 72 hours after you receive it. If you don’t click on the link in the email, the number you tried to register will not be added to the registry, and telemarketers may continue to call. What inference can you make by comparing the two sentences below? -first sentence of paragraph two: Check to see that your number is on the registry. -first sentence of paragraph three: You also can add your number to the registry using the same Web site or phone number (call from the number you want to register). A) Telemarketing calls are annoying. B) The registry can be key to ending telemarketing calls. C) The registry must be accessed from a home computer. D) There is a chance that telemarketers will go out of business.
B) The registry can be key to ending telemarketing calls.
The text talks about the process in which phone owners can stop receiving marketing calls. In both sentences from paragraph two and three the key word is registry, this is an important step in order to stop the telemarketing calls if desired.
