Direct Marketing Association president & CEO H. Robert Wientzen appeared before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation yesterday during a hearing on the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

His testimony included the DMA’s Telephone Preference Service, the association’s position on exemptions to the FTC-proposed do-not-call registry, and the industry’s current position on proposed amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

“We are pleased at this opportunity to speak on behalf of the thousands of companies who are concerned about the Federal Trade Commission’s most recent proposals,” said Wientzen. “By proposing these changes to the Telemarketing Sales Rule, the FTC is not only overstepping its jurisdictional boundaries by initiating the creation of a national do-not-call list, it is also putting unnecessary pressure on companies that are already under mounting economic pressures.”

“We are committed to working with the FTC on combating fraud and making our industry safer and more consumer-friendly,” he told the Senators. “However, we do not agree that a national do-not-call registry is the best response to perceived problems with our industry.”

Direct Marketing Association president & CEO H. Robert Wientzen appeared before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation yesterday during a hearing on the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

His testimony included the DMA’s Telephone Preference Service, the association’s position on exemptions to the FTC-proposed do-not-call registry, and the industry’s current position on proposed amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

“We are pleased at this opportunity to speak on behalf of the thousands of companies who are concerned about the Federal Trade Commission’s most recent proposals,” said Wientzen. “By proposing these changes to the Telemarketing Sales Rule, the FTC is not only overstepping its jurisdictional boundaries by initiating the creation of a national do-not-call list, it is also putting unnecessary pressure on companies that are already under mounting economic pressures.”

“We are committed to working with the FTC on combating fraud and making our industry safer and more consumer-friendly,” he told the Senators. “However, we do not agree that a national do-not-call registry is the best response to perceived problems with our industry.”