WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A telemarketers' trade group said Wednesday it had abandoned its fight against the national "do not call" list and would respect the wishes of consumers who do not want to hear from them.
The Direct Marketing Association, which represents 80 percent of the telemarketing industry, said it would abandon its legal case arguing that the no-call list violates telemarketers' free-speech rights.
"We're going to abide by the list and let the decision stand," said DMA spokesman Louis Mastria.
DMA members have refrained from calling the more than 50 million phone numbers on the list since it took effect last October, even as the trade group challenged it in court.
A U.S. Appeals Court in Denver said in February that the list is a valid regulation of commercial speech because it only bans calls to those people who have said they do not want them.
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