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Help Ensure Delivery of Your 10DLC Texts with TCR Assistance

Over the past few months, securing approval for listing on The Campaign Registry (“TCR”) has become significantly more difficult. Why? Because virtual phone service providers (“service providers”) continue to update internal...more

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ICO Annual Report Provides Insight Into Data Protection Risks for Businesses

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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office’s (the ICO’s) latest Annual Report summarises its accomplishments and priorities, including last year’s enforcement actions. Based on our review of the report, we see the ICO focusing,...more

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Inside the SK Telecom Data Breach: What Happened and What Companies Can Learn

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In April 2025, SK Telecom—South Korea’s largest mobile carrier—formally notified regulators of a significant data breach that compromised sensitive SIM card data belonging to nearly 27 million users. Following an...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (July 15, 2025)

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FTC Sends Warning Letters Regarding Potential Noncompliance With “Made in USA” Requirements. On July 8, the FTC sent letters to a flagpole retailer, footwear maker, football equipment company, and personal care products...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Reminder: Federal Communications Commission – July and August Filings - 2025

Manufacturers of wireless handsets that are used in the delivery of digital commercial mobile radio service within the scope of FCC Rule 20.19 are required to file information annually regarding their compliance with the...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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

German Accessibility Act Comes into Force

Individuals with disabilities face numerous challenges when accessing digital services and products, encountering significant barriers in their daily lives. The German Accessibility Act (Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz,...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

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Reminder: Federal Communications Commission – June and July Filings

Carriers and providers of interstate and international telecommunications that seek to revise their May 1, 2025, Form 499-Q filing must do so within 45 days of the Form 499-Q filing deadline, i.e., by June 16, 2025 (because...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Text Messaging and The Campaign Registry

By now, many businesses are familiar with The Campaign Registry (or “TCR”). The Campaign Registry was created as a collaboration between major United States mobile telecommunications carriers to address the growing issue of...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

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Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline for Stations in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas

April 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and post...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Texting Lawsuits in Washington – A Reminder About State Laws

Most businesses that send texts to their target audiences are focused on compliance with the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) – and understandably so, given the explosion in class action litigation stemming...more

Perkins Coie

Your Chance To “Delete” FCC Rules

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As long anticipated, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr has launched a new proceeding to eliminate policies and rules that may no longer be necessary or that impose undue regulatory burdens. The...more

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Utilities Petition FCC for Updates to TCPA Guidelines to Allow “Demand Response” Calls and Texts

Edison Electric Institute (EEI), an association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to permit calls and texts under the Telephone Consumer...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Expands and Modifies Call Blocking Requirements at February Meeting

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an Eighth Report and Order on call blocking at its February 27 Open Meeting. The Eighth Report and Order adopts two proposals related to the FCC’s requirements to block...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Reminder: FCC Accessibility Recordkeeping Certification Required by April 1, 2025

On March 3, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Public Notice reminding service providers and equipment manufacturers to maintain records documenting compliance efforts to make their technology...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FCC Expands Call Blocking Requirements for Voice Service Providers

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On February 27, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted an Eighth Report and Order (Order) expanding the Commission’s rules targeting illegal robocallers. The Order extends the requirement to...more

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

Should Your Internet-Delivered "FAST" Channel Be Closed Captioned?

You may be familiar with FCC closed captioning rules that require programming delivered on traditional linear TV networks to be closed captioned (subject to certain exceptions and exemptions), but what about programming on...more

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FCC Warns that Unreported Exchange of Radio Airplay for Event Participation by Artists Violates Payola Rules

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The FCC has issued an Enforcement Advisory reminding radio broadcasters that manipulating airplay based on an artist’s willingness to participate in station promotions or events is illegal under the FCC’s payola rules unless...more

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FCC Proposes First of its Kind $4.5 Million Penalty on Voice Provider for Alleged Know-Your-Customer Failures

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On February 4, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) against voice service provider Telnyx LLC (Telnyx) for alleged violations of the...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — Robocalling Proceedings Potentially Impacted by Regulatory Freeze

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order directing all “executive departments and agencies” to pause any currently pending proceedings and review any proposed or adopted rules that have not yet taken...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

11th Circuit Vacates FCC’s TCPA 1:1 Consent Rule

In an eleventh-hour play, on January 24, 2025, the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision that vacated the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) One-to-One Consent Rule, which was all set to go into effect on January 27, 2025....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Eleventh hour reprieve: Eleventh Circuit vacates FCC 1:1 consent rule on eve of enforcement date

Late on Friday, January 24, 2025, much to the relief of lead generators and their customers across the country, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) so-called...more

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UPDATE: 11th Circuit Vacates FCC’s One-to-One TCPA Consent Rule

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While Monday was the original compliance deadline for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) new one-to-one consent requirement under its Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) regulations, a decision...more

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