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Article: FTC Ramps Up Work On Tougher Telemarketing Rules.

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November 6, 2006
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking a little more time to investigate and amass public input on proposed rule changes designed to stiffen regulations governing pervasive and growing telemarketing call activity.

Coming amid consumer complains and official concerns on both the federal and state levels about both commercial and political calls (TelecomWeb news break, Oct. 26), the FTC will extend the deadline for outside comment at least 40 days, until Dec. 18. The agency's main focus at this time involves amendments to its telemarketing sales rule (TSR) framework adopted in 2003 that deals with prerecorded messages that now are bombarding American ...

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