Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, CONSUMER PROTECTION NEWS: No increase in Do Not Call registry fees, (Sep 29, 2015)
By Jody Coultas, J.D.
The FTC announced that fees charged to telemarketers accessing phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry will not increase, and are set forth in a Federal Register notice. The access fees will remain the same as last year based on a re-evaluation by the FTC as required by the Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007.
Telemarketers calling consumers in the United States are required to download the numbers on the Do Not Call Registry to ensure they do not call those who have registered their phone numbers. Telemarketers pay $60 to access Registry phone numbers in a single area code, up to a maximum charge of $16,482 for all area codes nationwide. The first five area codes are free. Organizations exempt from the Do Not Call rules may obtain the entire list for free. Telemarketers must subscribe each year for access to the Registry numbers.
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