DMNews.com | News | Article-ATA Calls on Members to Lobby for Industry

DMNews.com News Article: "WASHINGTON -- The American Teleservices Association urged members yesterday to lobby state and federal lawmakers to head off legislation harmful to the industry.
ATA leadership asked members, who convened here at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill for the annual ATA Washington summit, to open their doors to lawmakers. The association needs members to give tours of their operations to lawmakers at all levels of government to push the message that the industry benefits the economy and public, ATA leaders said.
'Not many people know exactly what we do,' said William Brierly, executive director of governmental and regulatory affairs for TeleTech and head of the ATA's federal legislative subcommittee. 'Not many people know how many people we employ. Those are two critical things to convey.' "