[Sci-tech-public] Fwd: Rumors re: telemarketers and cell phone directory

[Deborah Fairchild]

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>To members of the community with cell phones
>
>An email is currently circulating on the Internet urging cell phone 
>customers to sign up their cell phones on the national "Do Not Call" list 
>to avoid getting calls from telemarketers once a national directory of 
>cell phone # is put in place.
>
>Basically  you can ignore such emails.
>
>Information Services and Technology,  Telephony Services has been in touch 
>with our cell phone providers (Verizon Wireless, Nextel, Cingular, 
>T-mobile, and Sprint) to find out about their privacy policies.
>
>All vendors responded similarly:  no vendor sells or gives phone numbers 
>to telemarketers, nor will they provide any information to the wireless 
>411 directory UNLESS the customer asks to be included. If you do not ask 
>to be included, the carriers will not provide your cell phone #.  There is 
>no charge to be included or excluded from the National Wireless 411 Directory.
>In addition, if you ask to be included in the Wireless 411 database, your 
>phone # would be made available only to people who call Wireless 411 and 
>ask for you specifically.  The database would not be for sale to third 
>parties, nor are there any plans for a printed directory.
>
>The Federal Trade Commission's Do Not Call registry 
>(http://www.donotcall.gov) does have provision for registering cell phone 
>numbers, which you may want to use if  you seem to be getting telemarker 
>calls on your cell phone.
>
>(Note: Some telemarketers use autodialers that simply dial numbers in 
>sequence - one of which may be your cell phone number.  This is a 
>different mechanism than a telemarketer who buys a list of names and numbers.)
>
>If you have questions or concerns about this, or other business cell phone 
>issue, feel free to reply to this email, or send email to 
>cell-feedback at mit.edu.
>
>For more information about MIT's cell phone policy and preferred service 
>providers:
>http://web.mit.edu/ist/services/telecommunications/policy.html
>--
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>Allison F. Dolan
>Director, Telephony Services and IS&T Shared Services
>Information Services & Technology
>MIT  Bldg E19-741
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>Phone: (617) 252-1461
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