'cell phone numbers are going public' According to snopes, this is not true

I just registered!!!!!! Mary MOB ( Can't hurt)!!!!!!
Received from an LIW buddy!!!!

>> REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month
>> REMINDER.... all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing
>> companies and you will start to receive sales calls.
>>
>> ...... YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS
>>
>> To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone:
>> 888-382-1222.
>> It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your
>> time. It blocks your number for five (5) years.You must call from the
>> cell
>> phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different
>> phone number..

The truth about this

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Posted by springsandra

The truth about this

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Thanks for the link, Sandra. This snopes link was included in my e-mail, which I just clicked on, and it no longer exists:
...

Probably many of us would assume this informational e-mail to be true, because of the added snopes link, even if we didn't follow through on checking the link out, and because in our world, giving out our cell phone numbers doesn't seem like a far stretch, in view of our other loss of privacy in the marketplace. Mary MOB

The Federal Trade Commission's Report about this Link

FYI

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Posted by jenturch

The Federal Trade Commission's Report about this Link

FYI

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Thanks hon, for this extra info!!!! I will however be keeping my eye out for this:
any time in the near future

I wonder what their definition of 'near future' is? Mary MOB