ATLANTA (AP) He's already on the warpath against Internet spammers. Now Gov. Sonny Perdue is taking aim at another annoying aspect of life in the technology age unsolicited calls to private cell phones.

A growing number of people are ``going completely wireless, enjoying the freedom and flexibility with accessibility that provides to them,'' he said at a news conference to announce his latest initiative.

``But what they don't enjoy is getting unwanted calls from telemarketers and others that invade their privacy and consume their calling card minutes. It just adds insult to injury when you have to pay for a junk call,'' he said.

Of immediate concern, Perdue said, is a plan announced by six major wireless carriers to publish a national directory of mobile phone numbers.

``That directory would put our private cell numbers out there for all the world to see, including telemarketers, text message spammers, stalkers and other unwanted callers,'' he said.

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