Tom Simpson and the Raiders of the Lost Blog

Woo!

New York State has long had a do not call list & website, but a national version just launched today at donotcall.gov. If you sign up you’ll be registered for 5 years. If a telemarketer calls they face an $11,000 fine! Nice! The website also has instructions on how to report a violation.

Check out this Reuters article for more background on the service.