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On August 11, 2014, the Commission initiated periodic review of the Telemarketing Sales Rule and solicited public comments. 79 FR 46732 (Aug. 11, 2014). The comment period as extended closed on November 13, 2014. 79 FR 61267 (Oct. 10, 2014).

On June 3, 2022, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the Rule. 87 FR 33677 (June 3, 2022). The proposed amendments would require telemarketers and sellers to maintain additional records of their telemarketing transactions, prohibit material misrepresentations and false or misleading statements in business to business (B2B) telemarketing transactions, and add a new definition for the term "previous donor.” The comment period closed on August 2, 2022. On April 16, 2024, the Commission issued a Final Rule amending the TSR’s recordkeeping provisions, adding "previous donor” as a new definition, and prohibiting misrepresentations in B2B telemarketing calls. 89 FR 26760 (April 16, 2024). The Final Rule was effective on May 16, 2024. However, compliance with 16 CFR 310.5(a)(2) is not required until October 15, 2024.

On June 3, 2022, the Commission issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public comment on whether the Rule should continue to exempt telemarketing calls to businesses, whether the Rule should require a notice and cancellation mechanism with negative option sales, and whether to extend the Rule to apply to telemarketing calls that consumers initiate to a telemarketer (i.e. inbound telemarketing calls) regarding computer technical support services. 87 FR 33662 (June 3, 2022). The comment period closed on August 2, 2022. On April 16, 2024, the Commission issued a proposal to amend the TSR to extend its coverage to inbound telemarketing calls that consumers place to telemarketers selling technical support services i.e., calls that consumers make in response to an advertisement through any medium or to a direct mail solicitation. 89 FR 26798 (April 16, 2024) The comment period closed on June 17, 2024, and staff are reviewing the comments.