{"id":939,"date":"2006-02-10T22:03:00","date_gmt":"2006-02-10T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/02\/10\/national-do-not-call-registry-stop-telemarketing-calls\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T16:54:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T11:24:02","slug":"national-do-not-call-registry-stop-telemarketing-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/02\/national-do-not-call-registry-stop-telemarketing-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"National Do Not Call Registry: How to Stop Telemarketing Calls (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The US <strong>National Do Not Call Registry<\/strong> lets you tell legitimate telemarketers to stop calling. When we wrote about it in 2006, registrations expired after five years; since 2008 your number stays on the list permanently unless you remove it. Here&#8217;s how it works in 2026 and what else you can do about robocalls.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-64777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/national-do-not-call-registry-1024x538.webp\" alt=\"National Do Not Call Registry\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/national-do-not-call-registry-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/national-do-not-call-registry-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/national-do-not-call-registry-150x79.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/national-do-not-call-registry-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/national-do-not-call-registry.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> Go to donotcall.gov (or call 1-888-382-1222 from the phone you want to register), add your home or mobile number for free, and confirm by email. Sales calls should stop within 31 days. Report companies that keep calling at donotcall.gov, and turn on your phone&#8217;s spam call filtering, since scammers ignore the registry.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af015d760e09\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/02\/national-do-not-call-registry-stop-telemarketing-calls\/#What_the_registry_covers\" >What the registry covers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/02\/national-do-not-call-registry-stop-telemarketing-calls\/#Report_unwanted_calls\" >Report unwanted calls<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/02\/national-do-not-call-registry-stop-telemarketing-calls\/#Block_robocalls_and_scams\" >Block robocalls and scams<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/02\/national-do-not-call-registry-stop-telemarketing-calls\/#FAQ\" >FAQ<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/02\/national-do-not-call-registry-stop-telemarketing-calls\/#Does_my_Do_Not_Call_registration_expire\" >Does my Do Not Call registration expire?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/02\/national-do-not-call-registry-stop-telemarketing-calls\/#Is_the_Do_Not_Call_Registry_free\" >Is the Do Not Call Registry free?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/02\/national-do-not-call-registry-stop-telemarketing-calls\/#Why_do_I_still_get_robocalls\" >Why do I still get robocalls?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_register_your_number\"><\/span>How to register your number<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donotcall.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">donotcall.gov<\/a> and choose Register.<\/li>\n<li>Enter up to three phone numbers and your email address.<\/li>\n<li>Click the confirmation link in the email within 72 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Use the Verify option any time to check a number is registered.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_registry_covers\"><\/span>What the registry covers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Covered:<\/strong> sales calls from legitimate telemarketers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Still allowed:<\/strong> political calls, charities, surveys, debt collectors, and companies you have an existing relationship with or gave written permission.<\/li>\n<li>Business phone numbers aren&#8217;t covered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Report_unwanted_calls\"><\/span>Report unwanted calls<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If sales calls continue after 31 days, report them at donotcall.gov with the date, time and caller number. Reports help the FTC track down violators, though you won&#8217;t get an individual response.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Block_robocalls_and_scams\"><\/span>Block robocalls and scams<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>iPhone:<\/strong> Settings &gt; Phone &gt; Silence Unknown Callers, or Call Screening.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Android:<\/strong> Phone app &gt; Settings &gt; Spam and Call Screen.<\/li>\n<li>Use your carrier&#8217;s free spam-blocking tools.<\/li>\n<li>Never press numbers or say &#8220;yes&#8221; on suspicious robocalls. On an iPhone, you can also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2026\/11\/how-to-block-spam-calls-on-iphone\/\">block spam calls with built-in settings<\/a> such as Silence Unknown Callers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In India? See how to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/09\/join-india-do-not-call-registry-stop-telemarketing-calls\/\">India Do Not Call (DND) registry<\/a> to stop spam calls and texts.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_my_Do_Not_Call_registration_expire\"><\/span>Does my Do Not Call registration expire?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>No. Numbers stay on the registry unless you remove them or the number is disconnected and reassigned.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_the_Do_Not_Call_Registry_free\"><\/span>Is the Do Not Call Registry free?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Never pay anyone who offers to register your number for a fee.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_I_still_get_robocalls\"><\/span>Why do I still get robocalls?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Scammers ignore the registry. Use call blocking and report the calls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US National Do Not Call Registry lets you tell legitimate telemarketers to stop calling. 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