Great News!!! The FCC is seeking public comment to revise the FCC’s regulations governing telemarketers and junk faxers under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The FCC recognizes that changes in technology and telemarketer practices have made telemarketing and junk faxing much worse than it was 10 years ago in 1992 when the FCC first promulgated telemarketing regulations. This is a great chance to comment on and improve and strengthen the existing regulations.

The FCC comment deadline has passed. Links are still provided below. For more information about the proposed regulations, call Erica McMahon or Richard Smith, FCC Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202) 418-2512.

Privacy activists have created an easy form for submitting comments to the FCC:
http://www.tcpalaw.com/nprm.htm

Read the public comments already submitted to the FCC:
http://tinyurl.com/1keo

FCC Proposal to Revise the TCPA Rules:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-02-250A1.txt

FCC Press Releases:
http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2002/db1010/DA-02-2613A1.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-226183A1.pdf

Guidelines for making comments on an FCC rulemaking:
http://wireless.fcc.gov/csinfo/comments.html

For a copy of the current TCPA, FCC regulations, and related statutes and regulations:
http://www.tcpalaw.com/statute.htm

FCC STEPS UP ENFORCEMENT AGAINST TELEMARKETERS

The FCC has strengthened its enforcement efforts against telemarketers and junk faxers. For good information on how to file a complaint with the FCC, go to: http://privatecitizen.com/urgent-news.html