Early this week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it had fined the largest U.S. wireless carriers for sharing access to customers’ geolocation information without consent and without taking reasonable...more
5/2/2024
/ Communications Act of 1934 ,
Consent ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Data-Sharing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Forfeiture ,
Geolocation ,
Personal Data ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Statutory Authority ,
Telecommunications ,
Wireless Industry
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking intending to strengthen consumers’ ability to revoke consent to receive both robocalls and robotexts, in addition to strengthening...more
As part of a broader campaign to go after “robocall” violations, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a $5,134,500 fine against a company and its owners for making 1,141 robocalls in 2020 that violated...more
6/9/2023
/ Cell Phones ,
Corporate Fines ,
FCC ,
Mobile Devices ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Candidates ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Robocalling ,
State Attorneys General ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
On December 27, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an Order on Reconsideration and Declaratory Ruling clarifying the express consent requirements for calls placed to residential landlines under the...more
1/6/2023
/ Administrative Reconsideration ,
Amended Rules ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
Exemptions ,
FCC ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
TRACED Act