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Do Not Call... Forever and Ever and Ever

Submitted by MacRonin on December 12, 2007 - 5:23pm.
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Do Not Call... Forever and Ever and Ever - Via Center for Democracy and Technology:

The House today approved, by unanimous voice vote, legislation that permanently prevents consumer's phone numbers from being automatically removed from the FTC's "Do Not Call" list. Without the legislation, those numbers would be scrubbed from the list after five years. CDT supports the elimination of the five year expiration rule. A companion bill in the Senate is waiting for a floor vote.

The House bill is H.R.3541; the Senate bill is S.2096

(Read Original Article - Via Center for Democracy and Technology.)


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