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The Motley Fool September 23, 2005 Dayana Yochim	Silence the Sales Pitches There's no blanket "Do Not Disturb" sign that will thwart every marketer. But with a little legwork you can hit the kill switch on the majority of pre-screened credit card sales pitches. Here's how.
AFP eWire	U.S. Do-Not-Call List Now Permanent Phone numbers on the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) national Do-Not-Call List will remain there permanently unless voluntarily removed under a bill signed into law recently by President Bush.
Inc. November 2003 Ellen Neuborne	Telemarketing After "Do Not Call" With millions of Americans against them, are telemarketers throwing in the towel or developing new tactics? Guess.
CIO May 1, 2003 Julie Hanson	Don't Call Us An act passed in 1994 prohibits telemarketers from calling consumers who have specifically requested to be left alone. The Federal Trade Commission is taking that a step further by creating a national "Do Not Call" registry, which it expects to have operational by October.
Entrepreneur September 2003 Chris Penttila	Direct Hit Can direct marketing survive a consumer backlash?
CFO November 1, 2003 Esther Shein	Do Not Call Waiting Is "do not call" good news for the U.S. Postal Service?
AFP eWire October 1, 2007	Making the Do-Not-Call List Permanent? With many telephone numbers about to drop off the national do-not-call list, Congress has introduced legislation to make enrollment on the registry permanent.
CRM December 2006 Coreen Bailor	Fixed Dialing Telemarketers taking the ostrich approach to DNC compliance is a nonstarter for enterprises. Refresh marketing initiatives to ensure that the rules are followed and reach your target audience more effectively.
The Motley Fool September 16, 2004 Rich Smith	No, Seriously: Do Not Call! The FCC fines two telecoms to get its message across.
AskMen.com July 30, 2003 Steve Richer	How To: Stop Telemarketers From Calling If you've had enough of receiving calls from telemarketers at the most inopportune moments, then do something about it. There are actions you can take.
CIO June 1, 2004 Alice Dragoon	How the FTC Rescued the Dinner Hour Despite tight deadlines and a court ruling that temporarily shut it down, the Do Not Call Registry turned out to be one of the most successful IT projects in the history of government.
Inc. July 1, 2003 Matthew Fogel	You Know My Name (Don't Call My #) No more telemarketers? Don't be so sure.
AFP eWire June 14, 2004	Canadian Charities Asked to Contact CRTC by June 18! This is the deadline for submitting comments to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regarding the impact that its new telemarketing regulations will have on fundraising.
AFP eWire June 21, 2004	New Canadian Telemarketing Rules Will Impact Charities The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued new regulations that impose additional requirements and disclosures for charities engaged in telemarketing, as well as for those for-profit organizations working on behalf of a charity.
AFP eWire February 23, 2004	Do-Not-Call List Wins in Court A major challenge to the legality of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) National Do-Not-Call Registry was rejected by a federal court last week, leaving the list in place and operational.
CRM March 3, 2003 David Myron	Market Watch: Contact Center Update If your organization is pestering consumers with unwanted sales or telemarketing calls, be prepared to receive some harassing calls in turn from Uncle Sam if Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Timothy Muris gets his way.
Insurance & Technology October 29, 2003 Katherine Burger	Telephone Tag Considering how long it takes to accomplish much of anything in Congress, it was impressive how quickly our elected officials reacted last month to the legal back-and-forth regarding the national Do Not Call Registry.
Registered Rep. August 5, 2003 Will Leitch	Feds Set Price on DNC List The Federal Trade Commission has set a price for its vaunted "Do-Not-Call" list -- a list of numbers signed up to avoid sales calls from telemarketers and uninvited reps -- and it's a steep one: More than $7,000.
AFP eWire July 19, 2004	Despite Public Support, FTC Nixes Do-Not-Email List Some charities were preparing for a policy battle to convince the FTC to exempt charities from a do-not-email registry. However, a recent decision has made such preparations moot and left the private sector to address the issue.
CRM December 2011 Leonard Klie	Legislative Changes Proposed for Robocall Restrictions A bill in Congress would allow for the delivery of time-sensitive information to consumer mobile phones.
AFP eWire January 20, 2004	Anti-Spam Law Expected to Have Little Impact on Charities While some questions remain regarding its implementation, the Can-Spam bill (S. 877) signed by President Bush late last year should have little impact on most charities.
Fast Company October 2003 Chuck Salter	Calling All Marketers Those folks who badger you at dinner are probably single moms struggling to get by. Feeling sorry yet?
CIO October 1, 2003 Stacy Cowley	Dial C for Customer Telemarketers have been investing in CRM and other applications to help them navigate the list of government rules so that they can connect with eligible consumers.
AFP eWire July 16, 2007	Canadian Charities Subject to Telemarketing Rules, Exempt from Do-Not-Call List The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commissions has promulgated regulations that would exempt charities from a national do-not-call list, but make them subject to other requirements under its telemarketing rules.
The Motley Fool January 2, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Charity Warning Signs Don't get taken when you're trying to give. Not every outstretched hand belongs to a bona fide charity that deserves your dollars. Here are some tips to help you avoid being scammed.
InternetNews April 6, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	New Bill Looks to Clamp Down on Mobile Spam Legislation seeks to curtail unsolicited text messages by broadening scope of CAN-SPAM Act and Do-Not-Call registry.
Job Journal February 15, 2004 Lacy Salter	Find Your Calling in Sales Despite the Do-Not-Call crusade, sales teams bolster staffs. Many businesses can't afford to hire outside salespeople so they look for telemarketers.
The Motley Fool March 19, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Stop Junk Mail, Calls, and Spam Why tolerate direct marketers? Here are a few tips to lessen irksome calls and emails.
InternetNews October 31, 2007 Lyle Deixler	Privacy Groups Seek 'Do Not Call' List for Web Ads Consumer privacy groups are pushing for increased regulatory oversight of online advertising, including a "Do Not Track" registry that would ban companies from tracking online users and targeting ads based on their activities.
AFP eWire May 3, 2004	FTC Proposal Could Restrict Nonprofit Email Responses to a request for preliminary comments by the Federal Trade Commissions (FTC) regarding a proposal to restrict the distribution of unsolicited commercial emails.
AskMen.com Tara Weiss	The Fine Art of Sucking up to Your Boss There's an art to sucking up, and if the boss -- or your coworkers -- can figure out what you're up to, you're not doing it right.
AFP eWire September 19, 2005	Direct Response in the Time of Katrina, Public Scrutiny With the impact of Hurricane Katrina, increasing amounts of mail and diminished public trust of the charitable sector, direct-response fundraising faces more challenges than ever before.
AFP eWire October 16, 2004	Do Not Fax Rules Delayed Until Mid-2005 The FCC's vote to further delay the implementation of its do-not-fax regulations affords charities and other nonprofits additional time to not only prepare for the regulations, but continue to seek legislative changes to the requirements.
Entrepreneur April 2005 Gwen Moran	Sell Buzz 04/05 Telemarketing still strong after National Do Not Call Registry... 110 Ideas for Organizing Your Business... Stats on female customers...