...federal do-not-call went into operation this week..."Most telemarketers cannot call your telephone number if it is in the National Do Not Call Registry. You can register your home and mobile phone numbers for free. Your registration will be effective for five years."
Telemarketing opt-out site swamped
A crush of consumers rushes a federal Web site launched Friday to let people
opt out of telemarketing calls, crippling the site's servers and slowing access
to a crawl. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/932304.asp