FCC Adopts Safe Harbor to Encourage Voice Service Providers to Block Unwanted Robocalls -
The FCC adopted a highly anticipated Third Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed...more
7/30/2020
/ Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Call Blocking ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
FCC ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Robocalling ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Safe Harbors ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
TRACED Act ,
Wireless Industry
FCC Continues Review of Comments on NPRMs and Petitions, Meets with Stakeholders -
The FCC continues to review comments and meet with parties in a variety of TCPA-related proceedings, but the agency did not vote on any...more
4/25/2019
/ Comment Period ,
Debt Collection ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
FCC ,
NPRM ,
Public Notice ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages ,
Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 (TICIDA) ,
Unsolicited Faxes
The FCC held its last open meeting of 2018 on December 12, approving two items related to the TCPA as part of its busy year-end agenda, including an item establishing a reassigned number database.
We discuss these items...more
Deploy Call Authentication Technology by 2019 or Else, FCC Tells Voice Providers -
In letters sent to voice providers large and small by Chairman Pai on November 5 and 6, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”)...more
11/26/2018
/ ATDS ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
FCC ,
NCLC ,
Opt-Outs ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Robocalling ,
Smartphones ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
TCPA
Comments are due in a number of important TCPA proceedings in October. In response to a major decision out of the Ninth Circuit last month, which further entrenched a circuit split regarding interpretations of the definition...more
We are pleased to present the latest edition of our Monthly TCPA Digest, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)....more
We are pleased to present the latest edition of our Monthly TCPA Digest, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). This month’s issue examines a recent Illinois federal court ruling...more
We are pleased to present the latest edition of our Monthly TCPA Digest, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). This month’s issue examines an FCC rulemaking proceeding concerning...more