Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Parts 64 and 68 [CG Docket No. 02-278, FCC 03-153] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this document, we revise the current Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) rules, and adopt new rules to provide consumers with several options for avoiding unwanted telephone solicitations. These new rules establish a national do-not-call registry, set a maximum rate on the number of abandoned calls, require telemarketers to transmit caller ID information, and modify the Commission's unsolicited facsimile advertising requirements. DATES: Effective August 25, 2003, except for § 64.1200(c)(2), which contains the national do-not-call rules, and will become effective on October 1, 2003; § 64.1200(a)(5) and (a)(6), which contain the call abandonment rules, and will become effective on October 1, 2003; § 64.1601(e), which contains the caller ID rules, and will become effective on January 29, 2004; and §§ 64.1200(a)(3)(i), (d)(1), (d)(3), (d)(6), (f)(3), and (g)(1), which contain information collection requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that have not been approved by the Office of Management and Budget. The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date for these sections. Written comments by the public on the new and modified information collections are due September 23, 2003. ADDRESSES: In addi…