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NATIONAL DO NOT
CALL REGISTRY
Are your busy days being interrupted
by annoying telemarketing calls?
The
National Do Not Call Registry, managed
by the Federal Trade Commission, offers
you a choice about whether to receive
these types of calls. Most telemarketers
should not call your number once it has
been on the Registry for 31 days (the
length of time telemarketers are given to
remove the number from their call lists).
If they do, you can file a complaint at
www.donotcall.gov.
Keep in mind, however, that registering
with the National Do Not Call Registry
will not stop calls from:
• Political organizations
• Charities
• Companies conducting surveys
• Companies with whom you have done
business within the last 18 months
You can register your home and
wireless phone numbers, but busi-
ness numbers are not covered by the
Registry.
Registration is effective until
your number is disconnected and reas-
signed or until you choose to remove it
from the Registry. You may register up
to three numbers at one time if regis-
tering online. If registering by phone,
you can register only one number at a
time and you must call from the phone
number you are registering.
To register or remove a number from
the National Do Not Call Registry, call
888-382-1222 or visit www.donotcall.
gov. It’s a quick and easy process.
Please also note that the Federal Trade
Commission is warning consumers of
scammers who have been making phone
calls claiming to represent the National
Do Not Call Registry. These calls offer to
provide an opportunity to sign up for the
Registry but they are not coming from
the Registry or the Federal Trade Commis-
sion. You should not respond to them.
MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT WITH SMARTHUB
With SmartHub, you can pay your RTC bill,
review your current and past bills, update
your account information, and more!
• To access SmartHub, go to RTC.coop and
click on Pay Bill in the orange “My RTC”
box near the bottom left of the page.
• If you were previously signed up for
RTC E-Bill, just log in using your E-Bill
username and password.
• If you were not signed up for E-Bill, click on the “New User” link at the bottom of the
page and follow the instructions to sign up.
There is also a SmartHub app available for your smartphone and tablet computers. Once
you are logged in to the SmartHub website, click on links on the left side of the webpage
to download the app for your particular device.
Planning anOutdoor
Do-It-YourselfProject?
. . .
Planting a tree? Digging a hole for a mailbox? Installing a fence?
Remember to contact
North Dakota One Call! There could be a number of utility lines buried on your property
—such as electric, telephone, gas or propane, water, sewer, and cable TV. The first step to
any project is safety!
Damaging an underground facility can cause injury or even death. Contact North Dakota
One Call, and they will contact the utility line owners to locate their lines. These locates
do not include any lines you may have installed to your private facilities (i.e. gas grills,
detached garages, wells, yard lights, etc.) It's free, it's simple, and it's the law.
To do your locate request by phone, call North Dakota One Call at 800-795-0555 or 811.
You can also file your locate requests online at
www.ndonecall.com.