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 NEWS  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).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 For  Immediate  Release:  News  Media  Contact:  October  3,  2003  Dan  Rumelt  202-  418-  7512 
 E-  mail:  Dan.  Rumelt@  fcc.  gov. 


 Statement  on  Telemarketing  Complaints  Received  by  the  FCC 
 FCC  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau  Chief  K.  Dane  Snowden  issued  the  following  statement  today: 


 “From  4:  00  p.  m.  yesterday  until  4:  00  p.  m.  today  we  received  approximately  1,400  (telephonic  and  e-  mail)  inquiries  from  consumers  who  want  to  know  how  to  sign  up  for 
 the  Do-  Not-  Call  registry.  Our  response  has  been  that  pending  resolution  of  the  court  challenges,  the  FTC  has  suspended  registrations  to  the  list,  and  the  FCC  is  not  able  at  this  time  to  add  people 
 to  the  list. 
 “Approximately  640  complaints  were  received  during  the  same  period.  Most  of  the  complaints  were  submitted  by  consumers  who  previously  signed  up  for  the  do-  not-  call  registry 
 but  have  received  one  or  more  calls  since  Oct.  1  from  telemarketers.  A  small  number  of  the  complaints  are  against  telecommunications  carriers.  However,  the  majority  involve  non-  carrier 
 entities. 
 “To  the  extent  legally  permissible,  the  FCC  will  continue  to  vigorously  enforce  our  rules  on  behalf  of  the  American  consumer.” 


 Cumulative  Totals  (From  October  1  through  today) 
 Inquiries:  4,100 
 Complaints:  1,315 
 -  FCC  - 


 For  information  on  this  and  other  topics  of  interest  to  consumers,  visit  our  Web  site  at  www.  fcc.  gov/  cgb 


 To  receive  information  on  this  and  other  FCC  consumer  topics  through  the  Commission’s  electronic  subscriber  service,  click  on  www.  fcc.  gov/  cgb/  emailservice.  html. 
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