US Federal Court says FTC exceeded limits in the decision to have a national do not call list, FTC to appeal against the decision

A judge in the US District Court in Oklahoma has ruled that the FTC has exceeded its limits in enforcing the
do-not-call registry. The judgement has come just a week before October 1, when the list would have become effective. The decision was challenged by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) and a few more organizations on behalf of the telemarketers. The Do Not Call registry currently contains 50.6 million consumers' telephone numbers, according to FTC. 

FTC has filed a motion in the court for a stay pending appeal of the court's September 23, 2003, order declaring the FTC's Do Not Call (DNC) registry invalid. The Commission has also filed a notice of appeal of the September 23rd order.

A copy of the judgement can be found at the DMA website at http://www.the-dma.org/whitepapers/judgement.pdf.

For more info on FTC's reaction, you can visit www.ftc.gov.