Certain telemarketing solicitations are exempt from the No Call law.

Exemptions include:

1. Calls made to an existing customer - for example calls from your bank, your phone company or your credit card company.

2. Calls made in response to your written or verbal request or permission.

3. Calls encouraging you to make a donation to a "nonprofit organization".

4. Calls encouraging you to purchase property, goods or services from a "nonprofit organization" unless sale proceeds are subject to Wisconsin sales tax or federal income tax.

5. Calls made for non-commercial purposes such as polls, surveys and political purposes.

6. Calls made to a telephone number listed in the current local business telephone directory.

7. A call made by an individual acting on his or her own behalf, and not as an employee or agent of any other person.

To report illegal calls, contact Consumer Protection's Toll Free number:

Telemarketers are responsible for obtaining the No Call List and refraining from calling those numbers. Violators can be fined!

The No Call List is updated quarterly. It will take 30 to 120 days for your number to appear on the list, depending on the date you register.