What catalogers need to know about consumer privacy regulations.

By Reported Donna Loyle

National Do-Not-Call Registry. By now you’re aware that the federal government is in the process of solidifying its do-not-call (DNC) registration process. Beginning Oct. 1, 2003, telemarketers will have to access the list and scrub (at least once every 90 days) from their own calling files those phone numbers that have been placed on the national DNC list. (Consumers can begin signing up for the list in July.)