Congress may require telemarketers to update their Do Not Call files monthly, rather than quarterly, to keep pace with the national Do Not Call Registry.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed an appropriations bill last week that includes the new timeframe, according to the Direct Marketing Association. If passed by the Senate, the law would require marketers to get the national list from the Federal Trade Commission each month and update their internal call lists. DMA officials expect that would prompt the FTC to give telemarketers only 30 days to remove a phone number from calling lists, instead of the current 90 days. DMA will follow the bill’s progress.
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