2. It prohibits a telemarketer from blocking the display of its phone number from the consumer being called.

3. It continues the current restrictions on the use of automated telephone calling devices to make telemarketing calls.

4. It requires telemarketers making solicitations via facsimile to provide the name and address of the person making the solicitation, as well as a toll-free telephone number that must be answered by an individual on weekdays between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or that automatically deletes the specified telephone number of the caller from the telemarketer's database.

5. It requires the Attorney General to establish, either in-house or through a contract with a private vendor, the Maine do-not-call list, a database of names, addresses and telephone numbers of consumers in this State who object to receiving unsolicited telemarketing or telephone calls. Although a do-not-call list is required now by law and maintained by the Attorney General, this bill places responsibility for the do-not-call list with the Attorney General. The Attorney General is required to provide information about the list and forms for enrolling on the list. The Attorney General may charge a fee of no more than $3 for inclusion on the list; a consumer remains on the list for 3 years or until the consumer is assigned a new number. The list must be updated every month.

6. It allows telemarketers to purchase the Maine do-not- call list from the Attorney General for a fee not to exceed $75 and prohibits telemarketers from calling consumers listed on the Maine do-not-call list.

7. It allows an action to be brought against a telemarketer by the Attorney General, by a state agency that licenses the telemarketer or by the affected consumer. A violation is punishable by a civil penalty or administrative penalty of up to $3,000 for each violation.

8. It requires the Attorney General to report to the Legislature every 2 years regarding the Maine do-not-call list, complaints and enforcement actions and any suggested changes for improving the regulation of telemarketing.