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Friday, July 22, 2005 1:01 p.m. EDT
Telemarketers Want $1 Each to Delist Deceased
The dead could soon be less likely to be haunted by telemarketers.
The nation's largest direct marketing group has set up a registry to remove dead people from its phone, e-mail and direct mail lists - for a one-dollar charge.
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The fee is for credit card verification and for checking that those on the list are really dead.
The Direct Marketing Association says its Deceased Do-Not-Contact list was designed to help families dealing with the loss of a loved one.
The idea follows the government's popular Do Not Call list, which allows consumers to sign up online and imposes fines on telemarketers when they call those consumers.
Relatives can still register the deceased's phone number on the list, provided they live in the same residence.
© 2005 Associated Press.
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