The do not call registry, which is used to the unsolicited calls by telemarketers, knows every month approximately 100.000 new registrations. Reports that minister Verhagen in a letter to the Second Chamber.
According to Verhagen, who is from an independent study conducted quotes, knew the register in January of this year, about 6.9 million phone numbers. That is a substantial increase since the telemarketers in October 2009 legally required to the do not call registry before calling someone: the former Infofilter knew at the time, 2.6 million registrations. In January last year was the number of entries is still 5.5 million. In addition, the number of phone numbers in the do not call registry so every month with about a hundred thousand.
The figures show that the registry is well-known in Dutch and there is no need to make adjustments, the opinion of Verhagen. However, concurs with the minister that there are still annoyances are with consumers. So people would not be aware of the maximum period of six weeks prior notification should be used.
Had telecomwaakhond Opta to know for 1.2 million euro in fines have been distributed after complaints about the disregard of the do not call registry. This would lotteries most often go wrong.