The Know Your Caller Act of 1999 and the Telemarketing Victim Protection Act of 1999: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Commerce, House of Represemtatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 3100 and H.R. 3180, June 13, 2000, Volume 4 |
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Page 29 - The views expressed in this statement represent the views of the Commission My responses to any questions you may have are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission or any individual Commissioner.
Page 30 - Commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, common carriers subject to the Acts to regulate commerce, air carriers and foreign air carriers subject to the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, and persons, partnerships, or corporations insofar as they are subject to the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended, except as provided in section 406 (b) of said Act...
Page 29 - ... sensitive financial information; the Truth in Lending Act, 15 USC §§ 1601 et seq., which mandates disclosures of credit terms; and the Fair Credit Billing Act, 15 USC §§ 1666 et. seq., which provides for the correction of billing errors on credit accounts. The Commission also enforces over 30 rules governing specific industries and practices, eg, the Used Car Rule, 16 CFR Part 455, which requires used car dealers to disclose warranty terms via a window sticker, the Franchise Rule, 16 CFR...
Page 29 - USC § 1681 et seq., which establishes important privacy protections for consumers' sensitive financial information; the Truth in Lending Act, 15 USC §§ 1601 et seq., which mandates disclosures of credit terms; and the Fair Credit Billing Act, 15 USC §§ 1666 et. seq., which provides for the correction of billing errors on credit accounts. The Commission also enforces over 30 rules governing specific industries and practices, eg, the Used Car Rule, 16 CFR Part 455. which requires used car dealers...
Page 29 - The FTC's mission is to promote the efficient functioning of the marketplace by protecting consumers from unfair or deceptive acts or practices and increasing consumer choice by promoting vigorous competition.
Page 6 - Thank you. [Additional statements submitted for the record follow:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. STEVE LARGENT, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA Mr. Chairman, I want to thank you for holding this important hearing.
Page 29 - Specifically, the Telemarketing Act mandated that the rule include prohibitions against any pattern of unsolicited telemarketing calls "which the reasonable consumer would consider coercive or abusive of such consumer's right to privacy," 1 as well as restrictions on the hours unsolicited telephone calls can be made to consumers.
Page 68 - Fraudulent telemarketers are criminals. Don't fall for a telephone line." This slogan came into being after AARP qualitative research revealed that although older consumers knew telemarketing fraud was wrong, they found it hard to believe that it was a crime. Our research suggested that older consumers must be convinced that fraudulent telemarketers are criminals before they will exercise greater caution.
Page 78 - That no purchase or payment is necessary to be able to win a prize or participate in a prize promotion if a prize promotion is offered. This disclosure must be made before or in conjunction with the description of the prize to the person called. If requested...
Page 11 - STATEMENT OF HON. MATT SALMON, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA Mr.