I’m going to sign up our family cell phone for the new wireless phone directory, and I’ll wager we won’t receive a single unwanted call. Why not? Because the directory is now slated to have all the ...

CHICAGO -- For consumers, the idea of a national directory for cell-phone numbers has about as much appeal as getting telemarketing calls during dinner. That's why a recent proposal by a wireless ...

Consumers' passion for privacy in California and other Western states could signal an uphill battle for the proponents of a national cell phone directory. Already, slightly more than a third of ...

Wireless telephone carriers might begin later this year asking customers to list their cell phone numbers in a national 411 directory. And while carriers have vowed to allow customers to opt in or ...

Dear Action Line: I was reading the Action Line column about cell-phone directories. Is it true that cell-phone numbers are going public tomorrow, that all cell-phone numbers are being released to ...

You must have received a call from an unknown number. Some of them would be spam or promotional, and you would dismiss them. Often you would have suspected them of being someone known or a fraudulent ...

Phone scams are never-ending because they work. Scam texts are increasing, too. Here are five sure signs a text is junk you need to delete. While we’re talking scams, I’d be remiss not to mention your ...

The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota is warning consumers of a scam involving e-mails urging people to contact a "do not call" list for their cell-phone numbers. The e-mails tell ...