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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ONLINE HAWAII NO-CALL LIST.
WHEREAS, the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 was created in response to consumer concerns about the growing number of unsolicited telephone marketing calls to their homes and the increasing use of automated and prerecorded messages; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Communications Commission has rules to aid consumers who wish to limit these uninvited calls, and on June 26, 2003, revised its rules implementing the federal act and established, together with the Federal Trade Commission, a national do-not-call registry; and
WHEREAS, the National Do-Not-Call Registry established by the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission is nationwide in scope, and applies to all telemarketers (with the exception of certain non-profit organizations), and covers both interstate (from one state to another) and intrastate (within state) telemarketing calls such that commercial telemarketers are not allowed to call a resident if the resident's number is on the registry, subject to certain exceptions; and
WHEREAS, many states, not including Hawaii, now have statewide "no-call" lists for residents in their respective states; and
WHEREAS, a statewide "no-call" list would benefit residents of this State in greatly reducing the number of unwanted intrastate telephone calls to their homes; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2007, that the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is respectfully requested to develop an internet website and database for a Hawaii no-call list by which telephone solicitors can verify whether a residential subscriber has given notice of the subscriber's objection to receiving telephone solicitations; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
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No Call List