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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202/  418-  2555  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  Contacts:  Dan  Rumelt  202-  418-  7512  December  18,  2002  Robin  Pence  (202)  418-  0505 
 STATEMENT  OF  FCC  CONSUMER  &  GOVERNMENTAL  AFFAIRS  BUREAU  CHIEF  K.  DANE  SNOWDEN  ON  FTC  NATIONWIDE  TELEMARKETING 
 DO-  NOT-  CALL  LIST 
 The  FCC  remains  committed  to  working  closely  with  the  Federal  Trade  Commission  and  the  States  to  provide  a  comprehensive  plan  for  protecting  consumers  from  telemarketing  abuses. 


 We  look  forward  to  reviewing  the  FTC’s  plan  for  a  national  do-  not-  call  list  as  we  revisit  the  FCC’s  telemarketing  and  junk  fax  rules  under  the  Telephone  Consumer  Protection  Act, 
 including  the  possibility  of  establishing  a  national  do-  not-  call  list. 
 While  we  strive  to  balance  consumers’  privacy  concerns  with  telemarketers’  rights  to  conduct  legitimate  business  over  the  telephone,  the  FCC  urges  all  interested  parties  to  submit 
 comments  in  our  proceedings  until  the  close  of  the  comment  period  on  January  8,  2003. 


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