*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 14545.doc* NEWS News Media Information 202 / 418- 0500 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street, S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D. C. Circ 1974). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: News Media Contact: January 31, 2002 Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418- 0511 e- mail: rkimball@ fcc. gov STATEMENT OF K. DANE SNOWDEN, CHIEF OF THE FCC’S CONSUMER INFORMATION BUREAU, ON FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION’S PROPOSAL TO CHANGE TELEMARKETING RULES Washington, DC -- The following is a statement by K. Dane Snowden, Chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Consumer Information Bureau, on the Federal Trade Commission’s proposal announced on January 22 to change the telemarketing sales rule: We at the Federal Communications Commission share the Federal Trade Commission's commitment to ensuring that consumers' concerns are addressed by telemarketing rules. We will be following closely the progress of the FTC's recent proposal to create a national do- not- call registry to help consumers in their interactions with telemarketers. - FCC - 1