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face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Or you can inform the caller that =
you are a
business and that you have a charge for telephone time. My current rate =
is
$110/hr and is billed in quarter-hour increments with a half-hour =
minimum. Would
the caller please furnish billing address and authorization and you will =
talk
with them as long as they would like.... It takes about 20 seconds and =
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face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>But, in answer to Joe's question =
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Don't Call List works. I've gotten no telemarketing calls since =
registering.
But, remember, political organizations and non-profit groups are exempt. =
They
can keep calling. And, if your phone is listed as a business phone they =
can keep
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Matthew
Todd<BR><B>Sent:</B> September 13, 2005 10:50 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: O.T. - "Do Not Call List"/US
Gov.<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Does it cost anything for that service? I actually just =
switched
telephone numbers for that very reason. I usually tell the =
person that
we are having a family crisis. My mother-in-law just passed =
on, and
sound very upset and start crying, then they go away. But it =
still gets
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