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D-day: FTC begins enforcing Do Not Call List on October 10, 2003

The U.S. Government has passed a law with a fine of up to $11,000 if you call someone who is on their http://DoNotCall.Gov list, in an effort to cut down on the number of telemarketer calls.

Don't unknowingly call someone on the list, and get fined! This system will help you mark your databases with a No Call flag, or remove their record. What is Do Not Call Cleaning?

Do Not Call Cleaning is a process that ensures that your "Do Not Call" phone lists are compliant with State & Federal laws. This is done by matching your phone list database against actual government "Do Not Call" lists. For less than a penny per name you can have those phone numbers marked to enable you to meet current government requirements.

Options

Before or After the phone number insert an exclamation point (!), tilde (~) or other mark
Insert any mark, such as "DNC", in another field, such as the Phone Extension
Browse the file, looking only at the records that have numbers on the DNC list
Delete the number from the record, leaving a blank in the Phone field
Delete the entire record from the database file, including name and address
Export the records to another database file in the same format
Group the records, calling it the "DoNotCall" group
Log a report of the numbers that are on the DNC Source file list
Undo the changes just made, if you change your mind
Import the latest DNC list updates easily, and automatically
Checks alphabetical vanity numbers, such as 800-FLO-WERS as 800-356-9377
Can be customized for Special Operations based on your particular needs
Automatically checks for, and inserts needed Area Codes, based on City and State

On this last point, other similar programs do not check or correct Area Codes. This is essential. If a phone number in the database only contains the last 7 digits, for example 829-4444 in Washington DC, it would miss 202-829-4444, and you could get fined!

We suggest using the option which will put the letters "DNC" in the Extension field.
This is because ACT! only allows digits in the Phone field.

You can also see the DNC marks using the List View (Press F8)

If you do not see the Phone Ext field, right click on the gray field row, and Add Columns to View.
You will see a pop up list of fields. Select Phone Ext, and drag it to the right of the Phone field.