The Federal Communications Commission is enhancing its Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) compliance obligations and increasing base forfeiture amounts for RMD violations. The FCC’s new rules follow a recent Enforcement...more
1/17/2025
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Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Fees ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Fines ,
New Rules ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Robocalling ,
Telecommunications
The Federal Communications Commission has set a February 26, 2024 filing deadline for all providers in the call chain, regardless of STIR/SHAKEN status or whether they have the facilities to implement STIR/SHAKEN, to file...more
2/8/2024
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Broadband ,
Certification Requirements ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Infrastructure ,
Mitigation ,
NPRM ,
Robocalling ,
Spectrum ,
Telecommunications ,
Telephone Service Providers
The FCC is asking for comments on proposed changes and clarifications to its robocall and robotext requirements for grant and revocation of consumer consents. Revocation of Consent. The FCC wants its current opt-out and...more
6/15/2023
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
FCC ,
Marketing ,
Opt-Outs ,
Revocation ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Wireless Industry
The FCC has released new rules that expand caller ID authentication requirements, impose enhanced robocall mitigation obligations, create new mechanisms to hold providers accountable for non-compliance, and set forth the...more
4/19/2023
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Compliance ,
Enforcement ,
FCC ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Infrastructure ,
Mitigation ,
New Rules ,
Noncompliance ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Penalties ,
Robocalling
The FCC has announced an effective date of July 20, 2023 for rule amendments that affect certain calls to residential numbers that currently are exempt from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) prior express consent...more
In a recent Order, the FCC clarified the scope of TCPA relief applicable to utility companies, confirming that “prior express consent” may be presumed for certain calls that the FCC determined previously are “closely related”...more