Federal laws require all marketers who make sales calls to consumers (or have calls to consumers made on their behalf) to comply with the rules established by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC).  These rules require all telemarketers to register with the FTC at www.telemarketing.donotcall.gov . This registration process includes creating a user profile.  See information below for additional details:

 

An organization or individual must have a profile to access telephone numbers in the National Registry. The steps required prior to accessing telephone numbers are:

  1. Provide information about you or your organization, your organization's function, and about the organization’s authorized representative. Review the information to make sure it is correct.
  2. Certify that your you and or your organization will comply with the requirements of the National Registry.
  3. Receive log-in information (organization ID, passwords).
  4. Receive emails and click on the link in the email to confirm your email address is correct.
  5. Log in with your organization ID and the Representative password.
  6. If you are a telemarketer or service provider, provide information about your clients. If your client does not have a current Subscription Account Number, you must create a profile for that client. If your client does have a current Subscription Account Number (SAN), you must enter the SAN.
  7. Subscribe to the area codes you market too.
  8. If a fee is owed, pay for your subscription.  (The first 5 area codes are free) any additional area codes are billed at a rate of $25.00 per area code.  This fee licenses you for a period of one year
  9. Wait for your subscription to be accepted.
  10. If your subscription is accepted, you will be assigned a Subscription Account Number.

To create a profile, you must be your organization's authorized representative for the National Do Not Call Registry. The responsibilities of an authorized representative are: