"Starting Jan 1, 2005, all cell phone numbers will be made public to telemarketing firms. So this means as of Jan 1, your cell phone may start ringing off the hook with telemarketers, but unlike your home phone, most of you pay for your incoming calls. These telemarketers will eat up your free minutes and end up costing you money in the long run......."
.....not exactly. http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp The service would save money for the estimated five million customers who use only cellular phones and currently pay to have their cell phone numbers listed in phone directories. The Wireless 411 service would be strictly "opt-in" � that is, wireless customers will be included in the directory only if they specifically request to be added. The phone numbers of wireless customers who do nothing will not be included, those who choose to be listed can have their numbers removed from the directory if they change their minds, and there is no charge for requesting to be included or choosing not to be included. The Wireless 411 information will not be included in printed phone directories, distributed in other printed form, made available via the Internet, or sold to telemarketers. It will be made available only to operator service centers performing the 411 directory assistance service. So for those of you with cell phones, you shoudnt have anything really to worry about...especially if youre not with AllTel, AT&T Wireless, Cingular, Nextel, Sprint PCS or T-Mobile seeing as those are the only companies involved in the list. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page � Try My Yahoo! ___________________________________________________________________ The DJ Denise mailing list http://www.djdenise.com/
