Time to Renew Do Not Call List Registration, Says Dally

Rep. Craig Dally (R- Northampton) reminded Pennsylvania telephone subscribers that those who registered for the state’s Do Not Call list when it was first created five years ago need to renew their registration.

The Do Not Call law, which was enacted by the General Assembly in 2002 provides Pennsylvanians with a means of avoiding unwanted phone calls from telemarketers or other solicitors. However, registration is only valid for five years from the date of initial registration.

The program has been very popular among Pennsylvanians whose homes have been disturbed by the nuisance of phone calls from telemarketers. Nearly one million telephone subscribers registered for the state’s Do Not Call list in the first two weeks, and millions more have registered in the five years since its enactment.

The list is updated quarterly, so if a citizen registered in 2002, he or she must re-register by Sept. 15, 2007, or the phone number will expire on Nov. 1, 2007. This applies to both residential landline and wireless telephone numbers. Those registering for the first time may also do so now.

For information on how to register or update your registration for the Do Not Call list, please contact one of Dally’s district offices or visit his Web site at CraigDally.com.

Dally maintains district offices at 354 W. Moorestown Road in Nazareth, PA, 18064 (telephone: 610-746-2100) and 5330 Nor-Bath Blvd. in Northampton, PA, 18067 (telephone: 610-502-1567).