FTC creates national ‘do not call’ list

The national do-not call registry, first proposed in January, would allow people to stop sales calls made from outside their state. Consumers who register on the Internet or with one call to a toll-free government number would remain on the list for five years before having to renew, FTC officials said.
Officials said the agency is taking bids from companies interesting in creating the registry.

Fed's promise "soon."