Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007
PL 110-188 (S.781), enacted 02/15/2008

122 STAT. 635 
PUBLIC LAW 110–188—FEB. 15, 2008 
Public Law 110–188 
110th Congress 
An Act 
To extend the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to collect Do-Not-Call 
Registry fees to fiscal years after fiscal year 2007. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Exten-
sion Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FEES FOR ACCESS TO REGISTRY. 
Section 2, of the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act (15 U.S.C. 
6101 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2. TELEMARKETING SALES RULE; DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY FEES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Trade Commission shall assess 
and collect an annual fee pursuant to this section in order to 
implement and enforce the ‘do-not-call’ registry as provided for 
in section 310.4(b)(1)(iii) of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or any other regulation issued by the Commission under section 
3 of the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention 
Act (15 U.S.C. 6102). 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL FEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall charge each per-
son who accesses the ‘do-not-call’ registry an annual fee that 
is equal to the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) $54 for each area code of data accessed from 
the registry; or 
‘‘(B) $14,850 for access to every area code of data 
contained in the registry. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Commission shall not charge a fee 
to any person— 
‘‘(A) for accessing the first 5 area codes of data; or 
‘‘(B) for accessing area codes of data in the registry 
if the person is permitted to access, but is not required 
to access, the ‘do-not-call’ registry under section 310 of 
title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, section 64.1200 of 
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other Federal 
regulation or law. 
‘‘(3) DURATION OF ACCESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall allow each 
person who pays the annual fee described in paragraph 
(1), each person excepted under paragraph (2) from paying 
the annual fee, and each person excepted from paying 
an annual fee under section 310.4(b)(1)(iii)(B) of title 16, 
Do-Not-Call 
Registry Fee 
Extension Act 
of 2007. 
15 USC 6151 
note. 
Feb. 15, 2008 
[S. 781] 
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122 STAT. 636 
PUBLIC LAW 110–188—FEB. 15, 2008 
Code of Federal Regulations, to access the area codes of 
data in the ‘do-not-call’ registry for which the person has 
paid during that person’s annual period. 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL
PERIOD.—In this paragraph, the term 
‘annual period’ means the 12-month period beginning on 
the first day of the month in which a person pays the 
fee described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL FEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall charge a person 
required to pay an annual fee under subsection (b) an additional 
fee for each additional area code of data the person wishes 
to access during that person’s annual period. 
‘‘(2) RATES.—For each additional area code of data to be 
accessed during the person’s annual period, the Commission 
shall charge— 
‘‘(A) $54 for access to such data if access to the area 
code of data is first requested during the first 6 months 
of the person’s annual period; or 
‘‘(B) $27 for access to such data if access to the area 
code of data is first requested after the first 6 months 
of the person’s annual period. 
‘‘(d) ADJUSTMENT OF FEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 2009.—The dollar amount described 
in subsection (b) or (c) is the amount to be charged for 
fiscal year 2009. 
‘‘(B) FISCAL YEARS AFTER 2009.—For each fiscal year 
beginning after fiscal year 2009, each dollar amount in 
subsection (b)(1) and (c)(2) shall be increased by an amount 
equal to— 
‘‘(i) the dollar amount in paragraph (b)(1) or (c)(2), 
whichever is applicable, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the percentage (if any) by which the CPI for 
the most recently ended 12-month period ending on 
June 30 exceeds the baseline CPI. 
‘‘(2) ROUNDING.—Any increase under subparagraph (B) 
shall be rounded to the nearest dollar. 
‘‘(3) CHANGES
LESS
THAN
1
PERCENT.—The Commission 
shall not adjust the fees under this section if the change in 
the CPI is less than 1 percent. 
‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—Not later than September 1 of each 
year the Commission shall publish in the Federal Register 
the adjustments to the applicable fees, if any, made under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) CPI.—The term ‘CPI’ means the average of the 
monthly consumer price index (for all urban consumers 
published by the Department of Labor). 
‘‘(B) BASELINE CPI.—The term ‘baseline CPI’ means 
the CPI for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2008. 
‘‘(e) PROHIBITION AGAINST FEE SHARING.—No person may enter 
into or participate in an arrangement (as such term is used in 
section 310.8(c) of the Commission’s regulations (16 C.F.R. 310.8(c))) 
to share any fee required by subsection (b) or (c), including any 
arrangement to divide the costs to access the registry among various 
clients of a telemarketer or service provider. 
‘‘(f) HANDLING OF FEES.— 
Deadline. 
Federal Register, 
publication. 
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122 STAT. 637 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall deposit and credit 
as offsetting collections any fee collected under this section 
in the account ‘Federal Trade Commission—Salaries and 
Expenses’, and such sums shall remain available until 
expended. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—No amount shall be collected as a fee 
under this section for any fiscal year except to the extent 
provided in advance by appropriations Acts.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
Section 4 of the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act (15 U.S.C. 
6101 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) BIENNIAL REPORTS.—Not later than December 31, 2009, 
and biennially thereafter, the Federal Trade Commission, in con-
sultation with the Federal Communications Commission, shall 
transmit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee 
on Energy and Commerce that includes— 
‘‘(1) the number of consumers who have placed their tele-
phone numbers on the registry; 
‘‘(2) the number of persons paying fees for access to the 
registry and the amount of such fees; 
‘‘(3) the impact on the ‘do-not-call’ registry of— 
‘‘(A) the 5-year reregistration requirement; 
‘‘(B) new telecommunications technology; and 
‘‘(C) number portability and abandoned telephone num-
bers; and 
‘‘(4) the impact of the established business relationship 
exception on businesses and consumers. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2009, 
the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal 
Communications Commission, shall transmit a report to the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce 
that includes— 
‘‘(1) the effectiveness of do-not-call outreach and enforce-
ment efforts with regard to senior citizens and immigrant 
communities; 
‘‘(2) the impact of the exceptions to the do-not-call registry 
on businesses and consumers, including an analysis of the 
effectiveness of the registry and consumer perceptions of the 
registry’s effectiveness; and 
‘‘(3) the impact of abandoned calls made by predictive 
dialing devices on do-not-call enforcement.’’. 
SEC. 4. RULEMAKING. 
The Federal Trade Commission may issue rules, in accordance 
with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary and 
15 USC 6152 
note. 
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122 STAT. 638 
PUBLIC LAW 110–188—FEB. 15, 2008 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 781 (H.R. 2601): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 110–485 accompanying H.R. 2601 (Comm. on Energy and 
Commerce). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 110–244 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- 
tation). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 153 (2007): Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate. 
Vol. 154 (2008): Feb. 6, considered and passed House. 
appropriate to carry out the amendments to the Do-Not-Call 
Implementation Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 note) made by this Act. 
Approved February 15, 2008. 
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