Regulation of the Telemarketing Industry : State and National Do-Not-Call Registries.

Examines current Federal regulation of the telemarketing industry and State laws creating do-not-call registries. Discusses current Federal law and recent legislation in the 107th and 108th Congresses regarding telemarketing fraud, legal challenges based on FTC authority and First Amendment concerns...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Consumer protection. Fraud. Telephone. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines current Federal regulation of the telemarketing industry and State laws creating do-not-call registries. Discusses current Federal law and recent legislation in the 107th and 108th Congresses regarding telemarketing fraud, legal challenges based on FTC authority and First Amendment concerns, and reviews FTC and FCC regulatory actions relating to telemarketing.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.