Friday, February 28, 2003

Do Not Call List OK, earlier I mentioned that the Federal government would be creating a do-not-call database to allow citizens to specify their preference to not be solicited by telemarketers.  Utah Senate Bill 194 requires the implementation of a state database to support implementation.  Responsibility for the system is assigned to the Division of Consumer Protection in the Department of Commerce.  There are fees that apply both to the person that wants to be included in the "no call" database and to the person or company that wants to solicit by telephone.  There is a fiscal note of $120,000 in 2004 that increases to $148,500 in 2005.  The FTC will be maintaining the Federal "Do Not Call Registry."  I'm not sure why each state should maintain a separate registry, because of the way that this is really a national issue. 11:38:13 AM    comment []

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