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