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15 U.S.C. § 6154 — Reporting requirements
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**(a) Biennial reports** Not later than December 31, 2009, and biennially thereafter, the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, shall transmit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce that includes—
(1) the number of consumers who have placed their telephone numbers on the registry;
(2) the number of persons paying fees for access to the registry and the amount of such fees;
(3) the impact on the “do-not-call” registry of—
(A) the 5-year reregistration requirement;
(B) new telecommunications technology; and
(C) number portability and abandoned telephone numbers; and
(4) the impact of the established business relationship exception on businesses and consumers.
**(b) Additional report** Not later than December 31, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, shall transmit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce that includes—
(1) the effectiveness of do-not-call outreach and enforcement efforts with regard to senior citizens and immigrant communities;
(2) the impact of the exceptions to the do-not-call registry on businesses and consumers, including an analysis of the effectiveness of the registry and consumer perceptions of the registry’s effectiveness; and
(3) the impact of abandoned calls made by predictive dialing devices on do-not-call enforcement.
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**(a) Biennial reports** Not later than December 31, 2009, and biennially thereafter, the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, shall transmit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce that includes—
(1) the number of consumers who have placed their telephone numbers on the registry;
(2) the number of persons paying fees for access to the registry and the amount of such fees;
(3) the impact on the “do-not-call” registry of—
(A) the 5-year reregistration requirement;
(B) new telecommunications technology; and
(C) number portability and abandoned telephone numbers; and
(4) the impact of the established business relationship exception on businesses and consumers.
**(b) Additional report** Not later than December 31, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, shall transmit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce that includes—
(1) the effectiveness of do-not-call outreach and enforcement efforts with regard to senior citizens and immigrant communities;
(2) the impact of the exceptions to the do-not-call registry on businesses and consumers, including an analysis of the effectiveness of the registry and consumer perceptions of the registry’s effectiveness; and
(3) the impact of abandoned calls made by predictive dialing devices on do-not-call enforcement.
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**(a) In general** The Federal Trade Commission shall assess and collect an annual fee pursuant to this section in order to implement and enforce the “do-not-call” registry as provided for in section 310.4(b)(1)(iii) of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other regulation issued by the Commission under [section 6102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6102&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Annual fees**
(1) **In general** — The Commission shall charge each person who accesses the “do-not-call” registry an annual fee that is equal to the lesser of—
(A) $54 for each area code of data accessed from the registry; or
(B) $14,850 for access to every area code of data contained in the registry.
(2) **Exception** — The Commission shall not charge a fee to any person—
(A) for accessing the first 5 area codes of data; or
(B) for accessing area codes of data in the registry if the person is permitted to access, but is not required to access, the “do-not-call” registry under section 11 So in original. Probably should be “part”. 310 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, section 64.1200 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other Federal regulation or law.
(3) **Duration of access**
(A) *In general* — The Commission shall allow each person who pays the annual fee described in paragraph (1), each person excepted under paragraph (2) from paying the annual fee, and each person excepted from paying an annual fee under section 310.4(b)(1)(iii)(B) of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, to access the area codes of data in the “do-not-call” registry for which the person has paid during that person’s annual period.
(B) *Annual period* — In this paragraph, the term “annual period” means the 12-m
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 6153
extent provided in advance by appropriations
Acts.
(Pub. L. 108–10, § 2, Mar. 11, 2003, 117 Stat. 557;
Pub. L. 110–188, § 2, Feb. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 635.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2008—Pub. L. 110–188 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘The Federal
Trade Commission may promulgate regulations estab-
lishing fees sufficient to implement and enforce the
provisions relating to the ‘do-not-call’ registry of the
Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 CFR 310.4(b)(1)(iii)), pro-
mulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer
Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.).
Such regulations shall be promulgated in accordance
with section 553 of title 5, United States Code. Fees
may be collected pursuant to this section for fiscal
years 2003 through 2007, and shall be deposited and cred-
ited as offsetting collections to the account, Federal
Trade Commission—Salaries and Expenses, and shall
remain available until expended. No amounts shall be
collected as fees pursuant to this section for such fiscal
years except to the extent provided in advance in ap-
propriations Acts. Such amounts shall be available for
expenditure only to offset the costs of activities and
services related to the implementation and enforce-
ment of the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and other ac-
tivities resulting from such implementation and en-
forcement.’’
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
RULEMAKING
Pub. L. 110–188, § 4, Feb. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 637, provided
that: ‘‘The Federal Trade Commission may issue rules,
in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States
Code, as necessary and appropriate to carry out the
amendments to the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act
(15 U.S.C. 6101 note) [now t
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