UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20580

December 15, 1999

Dear Mr. Mortman:

Thank you for your letter expressing interest in participating in the public forum ("Forum") concerning the "do-not-call" provision of the Telemarketing Sales Rule. Based on the criteria set forth in the FTC's Federal Register Notice, you have selected to participate in the panel discussion during the Forum. A list of all of the participating organizations is enclosed. We will post a copy of the agenda on our web site at http://www.ftc.gov as soon as it is finalized.

The Forum will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on January 11, 2000, at the Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580, in Room 432. Members of the public may view the Forum in the same room, space permitting. We also hope to carry the Forum live on the Internet for the public to listen to and view.

We are asking each organization to designate one person to act as the primary representative during the panel discussion. While you may alternate your representatives at the table during the course of the Forum, please let us know ahead of time if you plan to have more than one representative participating. Seating for other individuals as advisors will be available in the audience, and may be available directly behind the participant's seat, space permitting.

Please also contact me by phone, at (202) 326-3115, or by email, at cdanielson@ftc.gov, if there are any changes to your choice of designee, or if for any reason your organization will not attend

If you intend to provide any handouts at the Forum, you should arrange for approximately 200 copies of each handout in order to ensure that there is a sufficient quantity for all attendees.

We appreciate your interest in the Commission's Forum on the "do-not-call" issue. We look forward to this opportunity for you and other interested parties to share views and comment on the issues raised at the Forum.

Please feel free to contact Katie Harrington-McBride at (202) 326-2452, Karen Leonard, at (202) 326-3597, or me, at (202) 326-3115, if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Carole I. Danielson Investigator

List of Participants

"Do-Not-Call" Forum
Federal Trade Commission
January 11,2000