Slightly Higher FY 2018 Telemarketer Fees to Access Do Not Call Registry Numbers, Says FTC
The FTC announced slightly higher annual fees for FY 2018 for telemarketers to access lists of phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry, in a Monday news release. Commissioners voted 2-0 to authorize publication of a Federal Register…
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notice. As per a required re-evaluation, fees to telemarketers in FY 2018 will increase $1 to $62 to obtain registry phone numbers in a single area code, and up to a $17,021 maximum for all area codes nationwide. In FY 2017, the maximum charge for all area codes was $16,714. The fee for accessing an additional area code for a half year will rise to $31. All U.S. telemarketers are required to download phone numbers on the registry to make sure they don't call those who have registered their numbers. The commission said the first five area codes are free, and organizations like charities are exempt from the Do Not Call rules and can get the entire list for free.