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Tauzin To Delay National "Do Not Call" List

Posted by timothy on from the lovely-delay-tactics dept.

akb writes "The Washington Post is reporting that Billy Tauzin (R, LA), powerful chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has told the FTC that he will block their request for funding for the national do-not-call list in order to review the plan. A spokesman said Tauzin does not oppose the creation of the do-not-call list but is concerned with giving the FTC carte-blanche and would like to clarify what the role of the FCC is in the matter. The FTC had hoped the do-not-call list would be implemented by the middle of this year, they said delay in the funding proposal would push implementation back at least 6 months."

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  1. Gee, a republican goes against privacy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A spokesman said Tauzin does not oppose the creation of the do-not-call list but is concerned with giving the FTC carte-blanche and would like to clarify what the role of the FCC is in the matter

    Sure... don't believe everything a politician says.

    It's much more politically feasable to say "I just need to check on the FTC powers" then to say
    "My funders oppose the do-not-call list".

  2. The age-old question... by Black+Parrot · · Score: 3, Insightful


    > It's much more politically feasable to say "I just need to check on the FTC powers" then to say "My funders oppose the do-not-call list".

    Voters' votes, donors' funds? ... Voters' votes, donors' funds?

    Politics is one hell of an optimization problem.

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  3. Re:conspiracy fodder by SpaceLifeForm · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yeah, that's it. That's the ticket. Coincidence.
    Billy boy has nothing but good intentions
    for the telco user. Really. He's as pure as dial-tone.

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