MS No Call

The Mississippi No Call Program is a list, which is maintained and updated by the Mississippi Public Service Commission, of residential, cellular and business telephone subscribers who wish to reduce the number of telephone solicitations they receive.

The No Call Program is available to telephone subscribers in Mississippi.

As of July 1, 2016, cell phones may be registered in the program.

No. The program is free to all telephone customers in the state of Mississippi.

No. The program will be completely self-funded.

Subscribers may register with the Mississippi Public Service Commission by:

• Going to the home page of the No Call program, or
• calling the toll free number: 1-86NOCALLMS (1-866-622-5567) and registering via telephone.

Registration by either of these two methods will become effective based on the eligibility table. Residential Subscribers may also register by either:

• printing the Subscriber Registration Form, completing it and mailing it to the MSPSC at the address listed below, or
• calling the MSPSC at (601) 961-5434 and requesting that a Subscriber Registration Form be mailed to them, then completing it and mailing it to the MSPSC at:

Mississippi Public Service Commission
Mississippi No Call Program
P.O. Box 1174
Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1174

Registration by mail will cause some delay in having your name placed on the list.

No. The program is designed to reduce the number of telemarketing calls residential and cellular subscribers receive. It will not eliminate all telemarketing calls. The Legislature provided for certain exemptions in the law. The exemptions are as follows:

• An entity that does not make the major sales presentation during the call
• An entity that does not try to complete the sale during the call
• An entity with no intent to complete the sale on the call, but arranges a face-to-face meeting with the consumer to complete the sale
• Mississippi licensed real estate agents
• Mississippi licensed motor vehicle dealers
• Mississippi licensed Insurance agents
• Registered securities brokers and investment advisors
• Registered charitable organizations or callers on their behalf that receive no compensation
• Newspapers
• Financial institutions with a physical location in Mississippi that are subject to supervision by an official state or federal agency
• Mississippi licensed funeral homes, cemetery, or monument dealer
• Any telemarketer who has an established business relationship (existing or within the last six months) with the person being called

The No Call program is participating in a federal multistate investigation into robocalls. The Federal Trade Commission is making progress in locating and taking action against telemarketers responsible for these types of calls. If receiving a call from an unknown phone number, please take the following steps:

1. It is best not to answer the phone.
2. If that is not an option, hang up immediately upon determining that it is an unsolicited prerecorded telemarketing phone call.
3. Never press a button if prompted by a recording. Any type of participation with the call may increase the number of calls you receive in the future.

Robocalls that are frequently reported to the PSC include but are not limited to:

1. Credit card services
2. Home Security
3. Medical devices targeting Senior Citizens
4. Diabetic Supplies

The answer will depend upon the date you register. Please see the table below.

If you continue to receive telemarketing calls from non-exempt solicitors after your effective date, you may file a complaint with the Mississippi Public Service Commission by completing and submitting the Online Subscriber Complaint Form or you may print the Subscriber Complaint Form, complete the information, and mail it to:

Mississippi Public Service Commission
Mississippi No Call Program
P.O. Box 1174
Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1174

You may register an unlimited number of telephone numbers. However, the only numbers that will be added to the Mississippi No Call list must be valid Mississippi residential and cellular telephone numbers whose name and address match the name and address provided by Directory Assistance for that number.

Assuming that your name and number remain the same, the phone number you register will remain on the list as long as the Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act (MTSA) is re-enacted.

If you change telephone numbers and wish to remain in the No Call program, it will be necessary for you to register your new telephone number in the program.

To be removed from the list, you must write a letter stating your request and mail it to:

Mississippi Public Service Commission Mississippi No Call Program P.O. Box 1174 Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1174

To protect the privacy of Mississippi citizens, the only information provided on the No Call list is the registered telephone number and corresponding zip code.