13 WTHR IndianapolisIndiana extends cell phone no-call list deadline

Indiana extends cell phone no-call list deadline

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INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana residents who missed a deadline for adding their cell phone numbers to the state's do-not-call registry blocking telemarketing calls have extra time to sign up.

The deadline which had been Tuesday night has been extended until 11:59 p.m. Friday. People who sign up by that time should have calls from unwanted solicitors stopped on July 1.

Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a bill last week that extended the state's do-not-call law that had applied only to land lines to cell phones. Telemarketers who contact registered cell phone users will face the same penalties as those who call a registered land line.

People can sign up online or by calling 888-834-9969.

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