PRINTER'S NO. 3884
No. 2810 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY LLOYD, BELARDI, M. COHEN, HARHAI, FICHTER, HANNA, ITKIN, OLASZ, RAMOS, READSHAW, STURLA, SURRA, TANGRETTI, TRAVAGLIO, TRELLO AND YOUNGBLOOD, SEPTEMBER 29, 1998
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, SEPTEMBER 29, 1998
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of December 4, 1996 (P.L.911, No.147), entitled 2 "An act providing for registration requirements for 3 telemarketers and for powers and duties of the Office of 4 Attorney General," further providing for unlawful acts. 5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 hereby enacts as follows: 7 Section 1. Section 5(a) of the act of December 4, 1996 8 (P.L.911, No.147), known as the Telemarketer Registration Act, 9 is amended by adding a paragraph and the section is amended by 10 adding a subsection to read: 11 Section 5. Unlawful acts and penalties. 12 (a) Acts enumerated.--The following acts are prohibited: 13 * * * 14 (9) Engaging in a telephone solicitation of a party at 15 the residence of a residential telephone subscriber when such 16 subscriber has acted in accordance with 16 CFR § 17 310.4(b)(1)(ii) or is identified in his telephone directory 18 as a subscriber who does not wish to receive any telephone
1 solicitation. 2 * * * 3 (e) Rulemaking by Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.-- 4 (1) The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission shall by 5 regulation require telecommunications companies to 6 periodically inform their residential telephone subscribers 7 of the procedures which the subscriber may follow to prohibit 8 telephone solicitation in his residence. Notification shall 9 be made by at least annual inserts in the billing statements 10 mailed to residential telephone subscribers. 11 (2) The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission shall by 12 regulation require telecommunications companies to provide 13 for the identification of residential telephone subscribers 14 in their telephone directories who wish to be identified as 15 electing to prohibit telephone solicitations in their 16 residences. 17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. G15L12JRW/19980H2810B3884 - 2 -