Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110
§6155 Prohibition of Expiration Date
Title 15 › CHAPTER 87A — NATIONAL DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY › § 6155
Summary
Phone numbers on the national Do-Not-Call registry since it began, and those added after March 11, 2003, can't be removed automatically; only the person assigned the number can ask to remove it or the FTC can remove numbers that are disconnected, reassigned, or invalid.
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Title 15, §6155
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(a)No automatic removal of numbers
Telephone numbers registered on the national “do-not-call” registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 CFR 310.4(b)(1)(iii)) since the establishment of the registry and telephone numbers registered on such registry after March 11, 2003, shall not be removed from such registry except as provided for in subsection (b) or upon the request of the individual to whom the telephone number is assigned.
(b)Removal of invalid, disconnected, and reassigned telephone numbers
The Federal Trade Commission shall periodically check telephone numbers registered on the national “do-not-call” registry against national or other appropriate databases and shall remove from such registry those telephone numbers that have been disconnected and reassigned. Nothing in this section prohibits the Federal Trade Commission from removing invalid telephone numbers from the registry at any time.
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15 U.S.C. § 6155
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110