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Telephone and Texting Compliance News — September 2025

We are pleased to present our latest edition of Telephone and Texting Compliance News, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In this month’s Regulatory Update, we cover a bold...more

Troutman Amin LLP

FCC MASSACRES CONTINUE: 1,200+ Providers Banned in Robocall Crackdown for Their Continued Non-Compliance with Robocall Protections

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The FCC continues to intensify its war on robocalls, cutting off more than 1,200 voice service providers from the Robocall Mitigation Database for failing to comply per the FCC’s announcement today. This massive sweeping...more

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TCPA Class Actions Challenge Companies for Not Scrubbing Against the FCC’s Reassigned Numbers Database

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Key Takeaways: Companies should scrub calling lists against the Reassigned Numbers Database (RND) at least every 31 days to protect themselves from TCPA liability....more

Cozen O'Connor

No More Mr. Nice Dial: AGs Turn Up Heat on Robocallers

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The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force, a bipartisan coalition of 51 AGs, has launched “Operation Robocall Roundup,” a multistate effort to crack down on robocalls across the country. As part of the operation,...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FCC and State AG Announcements Show Focus on Robocall Enforcement

Regulatory enforcement priorities can vary greatly between individual states and between the states and the federal government. But as we have previously reported, there is one area where regulators across the board tend to...more

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FCC 'Deletes' TCPA Regulations Following Supreme Court and Eleventh Circuit Rulings

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In the last month, we have gained additional insight into the future of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) regulation and how class action litigation might be shaped by...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

TCPA Compliance is Essential! Give Your Practices and Procedures a Facelift

On June 23, 2025, Nip & Tuck Plastic Surgery, LLC (“Defendant”) was sued in the Northern District of Georgia for allegedly violating the Do Not Call (“DNC”) provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). DNC...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance — Industry Traceback Group Makes Case to Remain Registered Consortium

On May 23, 2025, USTelecom, the leader of the Industry Traceback Group (ITG), submitted a letter presenting its case for continued designation as the registered traceback consortium (“Registered Consortium”) — the entity (or...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Let’s Be Real: AI TCPA Lawsuits Are on the Rise

Recently, an Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) lawsuit was filed against a healthcare marketer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In Finley v....more

Hinch Newman LLP

How to Reduce Potential TCPA Liability and FCC Reassigned Numbers Database

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The Federal Communications Commission’s Reassigned Numbers Database is designed to prevent a consumer from getting unwanted calls intended for someone who previously held their phone number. Telemarketers can use the...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — Federal Communications Commission Proposes New Rules For Non-IP Caller...

At its April Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at closing the non-IP caller ID authentication gap. The NPRM is the next step in the FCC’s efforts to...more

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Clocked In: FCC Seeks Clarity on Call Time Rules

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In our previous alert, Tick-Tock, Don’t Get Caught: Navigating TCPA’s Quiet Hours, we discussed a growing wave of lawsuits targeting businesses under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) for allegedly sending text...more

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TCPA Update: The FCC Delays Portions of Revocation of Consent Rules by One Year

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On April 7, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced that it would delay portions of a significant new rule pertaining to the revocation of consumer consent under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act...more

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FCC Issues One Year Waiver for Consent Revocation Rule

On April 7, the FCC issued an order staying the effective date of a key provision in its Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules. The provision—originally set to take effect on April 11, 2025—would have required that a...more

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FCC Grants Narrow One Year Effective Date Extension of TCPA Consent Revocation Requirement

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Readers may recall that in February 2024, the FCC adopted a Report and Order imposing a number of new TCPA caller and texter compliance obligations in connection with consumer revocation requests, which are applicable to...more

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FCC Approves Narrow Delay of New TCPA Revocation Rule

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On April 7, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a limited waiver delaying by an additional year the effective date of certain parts of the new Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rule. ...more

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FCC Issues One-Year Limited Waiver of New TCPA Consent Revocation Rule

On April 7, 2025, the FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) released an order announcing a one-year delay of a new implementing rule for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) related to consumers’...more

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FCC Grants Limited Waiver for Part of the TCPA Consent Revocation Rule

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On April 7, 2025, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued an Order (Extension Order) granting a limited waiver of a new Telephone Consumer...more

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Last minute reprieve for businesses on FCC’s cross-channel revocation rule (but nothing else)

On April 7, 2025, with just four days to spare, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) delayed the effective date of part of its impending rule regarding how companies respond to opt-out requests from individuals to a...more

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FCC Grants Limited One-Year Extension for TCPA Robocall Revocation Rule Compliance

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order extending the effective date of certain parts of § 64.1200(a)(10) of its rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to April 11, 2026....more

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TCPA Compliance: Is the Upcoming Opt-Out Rule a Major Game Changer?

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On April 11, 2025, there will be a new Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) revocation rule for unwanted robocalls and robotexts. This Opt-Out Rule, adopted in February 2024 by the Federal Communications Commissions...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Seeks Comment on Petitions Focused on Quiet Hour and Utility...

Amid a surge in Telephone Consumer and Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuits, two groups filed Petitions for Declaratory Ruling before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this month, seeking clarity on several current TCPA...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

State AGs Support Effort to Revive TCPA 1:1 Consent Rule

On March 17, a bipartisan group of attorneys general from 27 states and the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the National Consumer Law Center’s proposed...more

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FCC “One-to-One Rule” Case: States File Amicus Brief in Support of Rehearing

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Last month, we discussed the motion filed by the National Consumers League and four small business owners to intervene in the case of Insurance Marketing Coalition Limited. v. FCC. This motion aimed to challenge the Eleventh...more

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TCPA Compliance Alert: FCC’s New Opt-Out Rule Takes Effect April 11, 2025

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The Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC” or the “Commission”) recently adopted a new Opt-Out Rule under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), which will take effect on April 11, 2025. Currently, the TCPA...more

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