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FCC Links
- The Federal Communications Commission Home Page
- Joint Policy Statement: Deceptive Advertising of Long Distance Telephone Services
- Fact Sheet: Advertising and Marketing Dial-Around and Other Long Distance Services
- Misrepresentations and Deceptions in Dial-Around and Other Long Distance Services
- Telecommunications Act of 1996
Fraud Assistance Organizations
- Call for Action
- National Fraud Information Center
- Better Business Bureau
- Federal Trade Commission
- United States Postal Inspection Service
- How to file a complaint with the FCC
- National Consumers League: A Survival Guide to Slamming, Cramming, and other Phone Concerns
