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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Jessica Rich, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP), will step down.

As reported by Politico, an announcement is expected that current FCC Republican commissioner Ajit Pai has been chosen by President Trump as the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

• February 20th: Presidents' Day
• February 28th: Mardi Gras Day

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has essentially put an end to the telemarketing operations of Justin Ramsey, owner of Prime Marketing, LLC, and Mike Jones, owner of Allorey, Inc. and several other companies. 

According to industry reports, the FCC is expected to release the Do-Not-Call Registry of Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) in 2017. After years of review, details will soon emerge that address access to the data by marketers and the corresponding fines directed at telemarketers for each violation.

The announcement of Jessica Rosenworcel’s departure as FCC commissioner may have been premature. On Wednesday, January 4th, President Barack Obama renominated her to serve a second term.

“I applaud President Obama’s reappointment of Jessica Rosenworcel to the FCC,” said FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, “and hope that Congress will act quickly to confirm her nomination,”

When President-elect Donald Trump announced the priorities for his first 100 days in office, he included a stipulation that for every new federal regulation an agency makes; two existing regulations MUST be eliminated.

One week before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, democratic FTC commissioner and chairwoman Edith Ramirez has announced her resignation, effective February 10th.

• January 1st: New Year's Day
• January 2nd: New Year's Day (Observed)
• January 16th: Martin Luther King, Jr. / Robert E. Lee Day
• January 16th: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
• January 16th: Martin Luther King, Jr. / Human Rights Day