What catalogers need to know about consumer privacy regulations.

By Reported Donna Loyle

Be assured that the national DNC rule has some teeth to it. Violators can be fined up to $11,000 per violation.

In the meantime, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) also has initiated a rulemaking proceeding to adopt its own DNC regulations. “Congress has given the FCC until September 2003 to issue its rules and coordinate its national registry plans with the FTC,” Joyce notes. Stay tuned for further developments.