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

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-call-list-takes-a-hit/203604>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 24, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-call-list-takes-a-hit/203604 "2003-09-24T18:27:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-call-list-takes-a-hit/203604/1 "2003-09-24T18:27:04Z")

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From my DMA list:

> [@](#):
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> 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](http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=25078)

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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-call-list-takes-a-hit/203604/2 "2003-09-24T19:33:14Z")

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

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-call-list-takes-a-hit/203604/3 "2003-09-24T21:15:54Z")

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Another story:  
[http://money.cnn.com/2003/09/24/technology/ftc\_donotcall/index.htm?cnn=yes](http://money.cnn.com/2003/09/24/technology/ftc_donotcall/index.htm?cnn=yes)

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**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-call-list-takes-a-hit/203604/4 "2003-09-25T01:35:29Z")

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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.