Telemarketers say need for do not call list unproven [fs][priv]

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 23:53:33 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
Subject: Need for 'do-not-call' list unproven-telemarketers

     Need for 'do-not-call' list unproven-telemarketers
     - Nov 3, 2003 08:15 PM (Reuters)

DENVER, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission
has not shown there is a real need for a "do-not-call" registry
that allows consumers to stop telephone solicitations, a
telemarketer said in a court filing on Monday.

Mainstream Marketing Services Inc, a telemarketing group,
also said the registry is unfair because telemarketers must pay
for access to the registry. A substantial portion of the money
raised will be used for general Federal Trade Commission agency
functions and a technical system to address "fraud-related"
complaints.

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     - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=36356266
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