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Nuisance Phone Calls
Faculty, staff and students at the University at Buffalo have reported an increase in the number of unsolicited calls to campus phones across all phone systems. This is not unique to UB as unsolicited automated calls are prevalent at other university campuses country-wide. For those employees just receiving a direct dial line for the first time, e.g. a new VoIP phone, these calls are a new source of irritation.
The National Do Not Call Registry allows for residential and individual cell phones to be registered in a do-not-call database. Students residing in residential campus housing can access the National Do Not Call Registry (http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/donotcall/index.html) to register their campus residence hall telephone numbers to minimize the number of solicitation calls they receive.
Unfortunately, the National Do Not Call Registry is only for personal phone numbers. University business calls and faxes are not allowed to be listed in the registry. However, individual companies that conduct telemarketing are required to keep their own do-not-call lists. Faculty and staff can request solicitors place their university phone number on these company lists.
Additional information can be found at: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/donotcall/index.html