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- § 6151. National Do-Not-Call Registry
- § 6152. Telemarketing Sales Rule; do-not-call registry fees
- § 6153. Federal Communications Commission do-not-call regulations
- § 6154. Reporting requirements
- § 6155. Prohibition of expiration date
§ 6151. National Do-Not-Call Registry
(a) Authority
(b) Ratification
(Pub. L. 108–82, § 1, Sept. 29, 2003, 117 Stat. 1006.)
§ 6152. Telemarketing Sales Rule; do-not-call registry fees
(a) In general
(b) Annual fees
(1) In general
The Commission shall charge each person who accesses the “do-not-call” registry an annual fee that is equal to the lesser of—
(A) $54 for each area code of data accessed from the registry; or
(B) $14,850 for access to every area code of data contained in the registry.
(2) Exception
The Commission shall not charge a fee to any person—
(A) for accessing the first 5 area codes of data; or
(B) for accessing area codes of data in the registry if the person is permitted to access, but is not required to access, the “do-not-call” registry under section 1
1 So in original. Probably should be “part”.
310 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, section 64.1200 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other Federal regulation or law.(3) Duration of access
(A) In general
(B) Annual period
(c) Additional fees
(1) In general
(2) Rates
For each additional area code of data to be accessed during the person’s annual period, the Commission shall charge—
(A) $54 for access to such data if access to the area code of data is first requested during the first 6 months of the person’s annual period; or
(B) $27 for access to such data if access to the area code of data is first requested after the first 6 months of the person’s annual period.
(d) Adjustment of fees
(1) In general
(A) Fiscal year 2009
(B) Fiscal years after 2009
For each fiscal year beginning after fiscal year 2009, each dollar amount in subsection (b)(1) and (c)(2) shall be increased by an amount equal to—
(i) the dollar amount in paragraph (b)(1) or (c)(2), whichever is applicable, multiplied by
(ii) the percentage (if any) by which the CPI for the most recently ended 12-month period ending on June 30 exceeds the baseline CPI.
(2) Rounding
(3) Changes less than 1 percent
(4) Publication
(5) Definitions
In this subsection:
(A) CPI
(B) Baseline CPI
(e) Prohibition against fee sharing
(f) Handling of fees
(1) In general
(2) Limitation
(Pub. L. 108–10, § 2, Mar. 11, 2003, 117 Stat. 557; Pub. L. 110–188, § 2, Feb. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 635.)
§ 6153. Federal Communications Commission do-not-call regulations
Not later than 180 days after March 11, 2003, the Federal Communications Commission shall issue a final rule pursuant to the rulemaking proceeding that it began on September 18, 2002, under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (47 U.S.C. 227 et seq.). In issuing such rule, the Federal Communications Commission shall consult and coordinate with the Federal Trade Commission to maximize consistency with the rule promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission (16 CFR 310.4(b)).
(Pub. L. 108–10, § 3, Mar. 11, 2003, 117 Stat. 557.)
§ 6154. Reporting requirements
(a) Biennial reportsNot later than December 31, 2009, and biennially thereafter, the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, shall transmit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce that includes—
(1) the number of consumers who have placed their telephone numbers on the registry;
(2) the number of persons paying fees for access to the registry and the amount of such fees;
(3) the impact on the “do-not-call” registry of—
(A) the 5-year reregistration requirement;
(B) new telecommunications technology; and
(C) number portability and abandoned telephone numbers; and
(4) the impact of the established business relationship exception on businesses and consumers.
(b) Additional reportNot later than December 31, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, shall transmit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce that includes—
(1) the effectiveness of do-not-call outreach and enforcement efforts with regard to senior citizens and immigrant communities;
(2) the impact of the exceptions to the do-not-call registry on businesses and consumers, including an analysis of the effectiveness of the registry and consumer perceptions of the registry’s effectiveness; and
(3) the impact of abandoned calls made by predictive dialing devices on do-not-call enforcement.
(Pub. L. 108–10, § 4, Mar. 11, 2003, 117 Stat. 557; Pub. L. 110–188, § 3, Feb. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 637.)
§ 6155. Prohibition of expiration date
(a) No automatic removal of numbers
(b) Removal of invalid, disconnected, and reassigned telephone numbers
(Pub. L. 108–10, § 5, as added Pub. L. 110–187, § 2, Feb. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 633.)