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Telemarketers say they'll honor the wildly popular but legally besieged Do-Not-Call list until the court battles are over. Here's what to do now, whether or not you're already on the registry.

By Liz Pulliam Weston

Your home should be a lot quieter now -- especially around dinnertime.

Those whose telephone numbers have already been submitted to the national Do-Not-Call registry should have noticed a substantial decrease in calls starting Oct. 1, the date the law was to have gone into effect.

As the battle stands now, three court decisions block full implementation of the registry, but some telemarketers -- including the group that represents 80% of the industry"