consumers should know:

the ftc is appealing the decision of the federal district court in denver and expects ultimately to implement the national do not call registry. the ftc also has asked for an emergency stay of the order prohibiting the ftc from implementing the national do not call registry.

you can limit telemarketing calls by asking a company to put you on its own do not call list. the ftc, the fcc, and their state partners will enforce this provision.

what did the federal district court in denver decide?

on september 25, 2003, the u.s. district court in denver ruled that the national do not call registry provisions of the tsr violate the first amendment, and prohibited the ftc from implementing the registry. the decision can be found at http://www.co.uscourts.gov/opinions/ewn_030184.pdf.

what's the ftc going to do now?

the ftc is appealing this decision to the 10th circuit court of appeals and expects ultimately to implement the national registry.

how can consumers limit telemarketing calls?

consumers who don't want to receive telemarketing calls from particular sellers can limit them by telling companies to put their number on each company's do not call list. write down the name of the company and the date that you asked to be put on its do not call list. you should not receive further calls from that company. this provision of the telemarketing sales rule is still in force (as are all non-do-not-call provisions of the rule). the ftc, the fcc, and their state partners are committed to enforcing the company-specific provisions of the rule.

the company-specific do not call rules apply to all telemarketing calls, including calls from companies with which you have done business and telemarketing calls on behalf of charities.