I recently formed a business entity and in my state the formation is a public record.

In their instructions, for a single owner business, their instructions recommend entering the owner’s phone number when registering the business.

Big mistake. As soon as my business was registered and the phone number was on the public record my personal phone has been inundated with robocalls from everything from Logo design to IT outsourcing.

Maybe this isn’t an issue in other states, but I wish someone had warned me about this. I would have gotten a Mint mobile phone or something for $20/month to avoid this hassle.

Is this a problem in all states?