SEPARATE STATEMENT OF 
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS
Re:  Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, CG Docket 
No. 02-278.
In December 2007, I supported a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that tentatively concluded that 
the Commission should amend our rules to require telemarketers to indefinitely honor consumers’ 
registrations with the Do Not Call Registry.  The Commission’s current rules established a five year 
registration period that was due to expire next month for tens of millions of consumers who signed up for, 
and have enjoyed the benefits of, the Do Not Call Registry since its inception in 2003.  I am pleased to 
support the Commission’s decision to amend our rules to make registrations indefinite as such a change 
comports with legislation enacted earlier this year, minimizes the inconvenience to consumers of having 
to re-register, and continues to protect consumers’ privacy.