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The United States Federal Communications Commission is an independent federal agency established by the Communications Act of 1934. The Commission is charged with regulating interstate and international... more +

CHEAP JEWELRY EXPENSIVE SETTLEMENT?: Zales Surrenders in $7.5MM TCPA Class Action Involving SMS Messages to DNC Numbers–and This...

Troutman Amin LLP on 9/3/2025

Well the #biglaw surrender monkeys have struck again. This time it is Zales– the diamond store– that has face-planted in a TCPA class action as a result of big law representation. Not sure when folks are going to figure this...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - January 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/1/2023

In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we analyze recent fines against Meta and their impact on the future of behavioral advertising, the timeline for the California Privacy Rights Act’s regulations to become...more

What Constitutes an Advertisement Under the TCPA? Two Courts Draw the Line In Recent Opinions

Womble Bond Dickinson on 10/14/2019

Under the TCPA, the difference between “informational” messages and “advertisements,” or “solicitations,” can be a subtle one, and, on many occasions, a business’s TCPA liability – and quite possibly its financial stability –...more

“I’m Unavailable to Take Your Advertisement Right Now”: FCC Regulation of Direct-To-Voicemail Marketing

Robins Kaplan LLP on 10/11/2017

The days of lamenting the dinnertime telemarketing call seem to have faded, but as communication technology ? particularly cell phone and smartphone usage ? has become ubiquitous, advertisers have found new avenues to...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

Jones Day on 6/5/2017

New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more

Product Regulations: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You - and Could Destroy Your Business

Pierce Atwood LLP on 4/22/2016

What do the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have in common? Each is, of...more

Efaxers Beware! FCC Finds Efaxes Subject to Consumer Protections of TCPA and JFPA

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 9/7/2015

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) has released a declaratory ruling holding that a type of fax that contains unsolicited advertisements – an “efax” – is subject to the consumer protections of the...more

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