Seven million numbers and counting – Do Not Call Register reaches new milestone
In less than five years, seven million numbers have been listed on the Do Not Call Register, including just over half of Australia’s fixed line home numbers.
‘Many Australians are choosing not to receive telemarketing and fax marketing,’ said ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman. ‘Seven million registrations is a ringing endorsement of the benefits of being registered, with more than one million numbers added in the last six months.
‘Not only has there been success with pursuing breaches of the Do Not Call Register Act 2006, but 88 per cent of those on the register reported a reduction in telemarketing calls,’ Mr Chapman said.
Not surprisingly, the uptake in registrations is not only on fixed line numbers, with more than three million mobile numbers now on the register. Mobiles accounted for 75 per cent of new registrations in the last six months.
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