# Telemarketing Sales Rule
> **US Federal Trade Commission** · Final rule amendments. · Published 2010-08-10 · Effective 2010-09-27 · 75 FR 48458
## Document
- **Document number:** 2010-19412
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US Federal Trade Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 75 FR 48458
- **CFR reference:** 16 CFR 310
- **Publication date:** 2010-08-10
- **Effective date:** 2010-09-27
## Abstract

In this document, the Commission adopts amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule ("TSR" or "Rule") that address the telemarketing of debt relief services. These amendments define debt relief services, prohibit debt relief providers from collecting fees until after services have been provided, require specific disclosures of material information about offered debt relief services, prohibit specific misrepresentations about material aspects of debt relief services, and extend the TSR's coverage to include inbound calls made to debt relief companies in response to general media advertisements. The amendments are necessary to protect consumers from deceptive or abusive practices in the telemarketing of debt relief services.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/08/10/2010-19412/telemarketing-sales-rule)
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