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U.S. National Do-Not-Call Registry is Law

Posted by timothy on from the oh-yes-do-please dept.

extra88 writes "Bush has signed the Do-Not-Call Registry into law. The registry will be run by the FTC and funded by fees collected from telemarketers. Telemarketers can be fined up to $11K for calling someone on the list. Politicians, surveys (loophole?) and charities are exempt from using the list. The FCC oversees certain industries (airlines, banks and phone companies) and will have to "buy in" to the registry for it to affect those industries. Slashdot covered this story when the bill went through House of Representatives."

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  1. Re:Surveys... by bofkentucky · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I still can't believe that a legislature actually passed a reasonably effective and useful law, despite the opposition of lobbying groups!
    Amazing what Republicans not in the pockets of trial lawyers do when they run the show.

    Seriously though, does someone have the actual vote counts on this bird. I'd love to know who is not going to be relected when it is brought up as a issue in '04, '06, or '08

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  2. Wow by bmantz65 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Bush had time to sign a bill into a law instead of beating the war drum?