The FCC launched a proceeding to create a Do-Not-Call registry for...
The FCC launched a proceeding to create a Do-Not-Call registry for public safety answering points (PSAP), as required by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, the commission said (http://xrl.us/bm8yic). The registry would prohibit the use of automatic…
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dialing or robocall equipment to contact those numbers, it said. The agency proposed giving PSAPs substantial discretion to designate which numbers to include on the PSAP Do-Not-Call registry as long as they're associated with the provision of emergency services or communications with other public safety agencies. The FCC seeks comments on the best and most efficient way to acquire and verify the PSAP numbers and to establish and maintain the registry. The agency proposed that anyone who uses an “automatic telephone dialing system,” as defined in the Communications Act, to make calls qualifies as an operator of automatic dialing or robocall equipment. The commission also seeks comment on several monetary penalties for entities that disclose the registered numbers or use automatic dialing equipment to contact a number on the PSAP registry, it said.