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State Utility Consumer Advocates Praise FTC’s New Do-Not-Call List
SILVER SPRING, MD, December 18, 2002- The National Association of State Utility
Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) issued the following response to today’s
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announcement of a national do-not-call
list: "The federal government took a much needed step by
committing to a national do-not-call list," said NASUCA President
and Ohio Consumers’ Counsel Robert S. Tongren. "We hope this
will move us toward finally giving consumers what they deserve - freedom
from annoying and bothersome telephone calls." Tongren indicated
that NASUCA will be reviewing the rules closely, but that the major
components needed for a consumer friendly do-not-call list are included.
As NASUCA recommended, the national do-not-call list will supplement
– not replace - existing state laws that may offer consumers greater
protection against telemarketers. NASUCA encourages the FTC to
work with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which has also
proposed a do-not-call list, to achieve a single, comprehensive list
covering telemarketing calls by all businesses under each agency’s
jurisdiction.
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
8380 Colesville Road, Suite 101, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 589-6313 Fax: 589-6380
e-mail: nasuca@nasuca.org |