From the Hotline

By Teri Henning
Pennsylvania Newspaper Association

Q: Now that the Pennsylvania Attorney General is sharing the Do-Not-Call registry with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), do we still have to purchase both the state and the federal call registries?

A: For now, the answer is yes.  Although state law permits the Attorney General to share the state list with the FTC, it does not expressly eliminate the requirement that telemarketers purchase the state list. Both the Attorney General’s office and the Direct Marketing Association (the vendor that administers the state list) continue to take the position that telemarketers must purchase both lists. Under current rules, the state and federal lists must be accessed/purchased every three months. Beginning January 1, 2005, the federal rules will require telemarketers to access the list and purge their call lists every thirty-one (31) days. 

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