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Do Not Call List Is Not the Only Victor

By D. Reed Freeman Jr.
November 01, 2003

After a furious round of litigation at the trial and appellate court levels, the national Do Not Call Registry emerged in mid-October intact and enforceable.

In the first few weeks of the Registry's effective date, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received over 50,000 consumer complaints. Commission officials midmonth were reviewing these complaints for patterns and repeat violators, and hoped through these efforts to be in a position to bring the first enforcement actions before the end of the year.

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