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FTC Recommends 'Do Not Call' to Canada

May 6, 2005

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has issued a report to the Canadian�Parliament outlining the operation and accomplishments of its National Do Not Call Registry.

The FTC's press release is available on the TMCnet Web site at:

FTC Submits Statement to Canadian Parliament On National Do Not Call Registry

The entire FTC statement to the Canadian Parliament is available in PDF format on the FTC Web site at:

http://www.ftc.gov/os/2005/05/050504dnctest.pdf

The National DNC Registry was launched in June 2003 to be jointly enforced by the FTC and FCC. According to the FTC news release, the agency has brought seven DNC cases and obtained four settlements. FTC has also prosecuted scammers who charge money to place consumers on the DNC list or to provide other protections. The FCC (also charged with DNC enforcement)�for its part has issued 16 citations and entered into two consent decrees in connection with DNC violations.

The FTC's statement includes an overview�of the commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) and Do Not Call Rules, the design and operation of the DNC Registry, fees and costs of the system, and�Registry compliance and law enforcement.

The FTC winds up its statement to the Canadian Parliament with an assertion that the program has been successful:

"The Commission believes that the DNC Registry provisions of the TSR benefit American consumers by allowing them to curtail certain unwanted commercial intrusions into the privacy of their homes. Given the millions of consumers who have decided to register, and the significant decreases reported in the receipt of unwanted telemarketing calls, the Commission believes the National Do Not Call Registry has been enormously successful."

AB -- 5/6/05




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