Laughing Boy wrote: ] ] A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that the Federal ] ] Trade Commission overstepped its authority in creating a ] ] national do-not-call list against telemarketers. ] ] ] ] The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by telemarketers who ] ] challenged the list, comprised of names of people who do ] ] not want to receive business solicitation calls. The ] ] immediate impact of Tuesday's ruling was not clear. ] ] ] ] U.S. District Judge Lee West sided in favor of the ] ] plaintiffs, U.S. Security, Chartered Benefit Services ] ] Inc., Global Contact Services Inc., InfoCision Management ] ] Corp. and Direct Marketing Association Inc. ] ] ] ] The telemarketing industry estimates that the do-not-call ] ] list could cut its business in half, costing it up to $50 ] ] billion in sales each year. ] I heard on NPR a few minutes ago that congress is already acting to explicitly give the FTC the needed authority. The system works, occasionally. RE: Court blocks 'do not call' list |