The FTC has raised the fees telemarketers must pay to access...
The FTC has raised the fees telemarketers must pay to access phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. The new fees will take effect Oct. 1 under requirements passed in 2007, the FTC said Wednesday. Starting Oct. 1,…
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telemarketers will pay $58 -- a $2 increase -- to access the registry list for a single area code. The price for all listings nationwide totals $15,962, the FTC said. Telemarketers will pay $29 per area code to access listings during the second half of the yearlong subscription period. Consumers will remain able to register phone numbers on the list for free, according to the FTC. Telemarketers are required to subscribe to the list in order to ensure they do not call registered numbers. Companies get free listings for five area codes, while organizations exempted under Do Not Call rules get all listings free (http://xrl.us/bnms65).