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The Federal Trade Commission Receives The Official 'Go Ahead' For The National DNC Registry.
The national registry, a project of the Federal Trade Commission more than a year in the making, was inaugurated at a White House ceremony led by President Bush. Here are a few clips from the CNN.com article:
The FCC voted 5-0 Thursday to add its authority to the do-not-call list and to plug holes in its protections. The registry will now also block telemarketers from industries whose calls the FCC regulates, including airlines, banks and telephone companies.
The FCC action also covers faxes and calls made from within a state -- the FTC could only police interstate calls.
Beginning in September, telemarketers will have to check the list every three months to determine who does not want to be called. Those who call listed people could be fined up to $11,000 for each violation. Consumers would file complaints by submitting the company's name and phone number to an automated system by phone or online.
Charities, surveys and calls on behalf of politicians are exempt. Consumers on the list also can give written permission to get calls from certain companies.
A company also may call someone on the no-call list if that person has bought, leased or rented from the company within the past 18 months. Telemarketers also may call people if they have inquired about or applied for something from the company during the past three months.
The telemarketing industry has said the registry will devastate their business and have sued the FTC, saying the program amounts to an unlawful restriction on free speech.
Read the CNN.com articile here.
Read the FTC article here.
Read the FCC media release here. PDF: Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Visit the FCC National Do Not Call Information Website here.
FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule, 11 page subsection
FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule, full (101 pages)
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