Do-Not-Call List takes a hit...

[Jonathan_Chance]

From my DMA list:

This just in from DM News:

BREAKING NEWS: COURT RULES FOR DMA IN NO-CALL LIST CHALLENGE

A federal judge in Oklahoma City ruled in favor of
the Direct Marketing Association in its challenge to the
Federal Trade Commission’s national no-call list, DM News
learned today. The judge ruled yesterday that the FTC
lacks the authority to create a national no-call list and
that jurisdiction for creating the list fell with the Federal
Communications Commission.

It is unclear how the ruling affects the Oct. 1 implementation
of the no-call list. The judge did not include an injunction
or order in the ruling regarding the disposition of the no-
call list launch.

Other telemarketing rules drafted by the FTC, including new
ones governing predictive dialers and pre-acquired account
information, were upheld in the decision, according to court
documents obtained by DM News.

To read the whole story, go to:
http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=25078

[Dinsdale]

I think it would be appropriate to widely broadcast that judge’s home phone number.

[handy]

Another story:
http://money.cnn.com/2003/09/24/technology/ftc_donotcall/index.htm?cnn=yes

[Dragwyr]

The telemarketers think they have this licked, and they are very VERY mistaken. The US public wants this. It will happen one way or another. Their days are numbered.