Do the do not call provisions of the TSR cover tax exempt organizations?
Entities that have been granted tax exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code are not necessarily Exempt Organizations for purposes of the National Do Not Call Registry. See, e.g., FTC v. National Consumer Council, Inc., and FTC v. Debt Management Foundation Services, Inc. There, the FTC successfully challenged the status of a purported nonprofit organization whose role in fact was simply to generate leads for other firms which then charged consumers thousands of dollars in fees for their services. For more information see “10. What is an Exempt Organization?” below. 7. Do the do not call provisions of the TSR cover political solicitations? No. Political solicitations are not covered by the TSR at all, since they are not included in its definition of “telemarketing.” 8. If a call includes a telephone survey and a sales pitch, is it covered? Yes. Callers purporting to take a survey, but also offering to sell goods or services, must comply with the do not call provisions. But if the
