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PRIME TIME: Wolf Destroys Window Cleaner’s Hopes of Quick TCPA Class Action Exit

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A window washing company in Chicago is caught in a TCPA class action arising out of their apparent use of prerecorded calls to contact consumers. In Bulgart v. Prime Time Window Cleaning, 2025 WL 1899536 (N.D. Ill. July 9,...more

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ITS HERE: The First of a Wave of New “Keyword Avoider” SMS Opt Out TCPA Class Actions Has Been Filed And TCPAWorld Will Never Be...

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An attorney named Jeff Lohman recently narrowly escaped a jury verdict against him on a RICO claim arising out of allegations he had manufactured TCPA claims by encouraging clients to use vague opt out language during phone...more

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TCPA CLASS ACTIONS CONTINUE TO SKYROCKET!!: TCPA Class Action Filings DOUBLE in April, 2025 And That’s Not All…

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Well as TCPAWorld.com readers know well the TCPA class actions continue to pour in. Previously we reported TCPA class action filings were up over 100% YoY through March, 2025....more

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FLIP OUT: New Complaint Against Humans, Inc. Demonstrates the Risk to App Publishers that Push SMS To Contact Lists

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We are always on the lookout for the latest trends in TCPA litigation here at TCPAWorld.com. Obviously the biggest trend right now is a massive increase in TCPA class actions– up over 100% year over year....more

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California’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act Compendium

Does your state have its own version of the TCPA? Yes. California has what is known as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which is located in sections 1798.100 to 1798.199.100 of the California Civil Code. The...more

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State Watch: Consumer Protection Enforcement Update

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While uncertainty continued to loom over the CFPB, the states did not take a spring break. Instead, we saw an eye-popping settlement from NY DFS involving BSA/AML claims. And both republican and democratic AGs continued to...more

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Year-in-Review: 2024 TCPA Litigation

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act is a major source of consumer privacy litigation against companies that engage in telemarketing. This past year, there was little change in the status quo of what constitutes an...more

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The State AG Report – 03.20.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Bipartisan AGs Support FCC’s Rule Closing Robocall...more

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State attorneys general support FCC’s consent rule against illegal robocalls

On March 17, California State Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with 28 other state attorneys general, submitted an amicus brief in the FCC’s case advocating for the rule that seeks to close a loophole allowing lead...more

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Bipartisan AGs Support FCC’s Rule Closing RoboCall Loophole

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A bipartisan coalition of 28 AGs filed an amicus brief supporting the FCC in its defense of its “one-to-one consent” Rule, which would close a consent loophole by requiring written consent from consumers for robocalls and...more

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FCC’s TCPA Consent Revocation Rule Effective April 11, 2025!

In the wake of the decision vacating the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) 1:1 consent rule, companies must not lose sight of the fact that the FCC’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) consent revocation...more

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Oregon Attorney General issues AI Guidance for businesses

In a significant move to regulate the growing impact of artificial intelligence, Oregon lawmakers recently passed Senate Bill 1571, requiring campaigns to disclose when they use AI to manipulate audio or video images,...more

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State Attorneys General Continue to Collaborate on Bipartisan Issues

State Attorneys General (AGs) across the country continue their bipartisan collaboration on issues affecting citizens across state lines. State AGs have long worked in multi-state groups related to broad-based investigations...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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Eleventh Circuit Overturns FCC’s One-to-One Consent Rule

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A 2023 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Order interpreted the Telephone Consumer Protection Act as requiring that consumers provide specific one-to-one consent to receive robocalls. The purpose was to fill what the FCC...more

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Delayed One-to-One Consent Rule Gives Companies Reprieve, Plus Other TCPA Updates

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The Federal Communications Commission recently announced that it is postponing the one-to-one consent rule for at least one year. Implementation of the rule would have significantly altered the requirements for obtaining...more

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Sales Agents: The Dangers of the ‘Canary Trap’

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227, was enacted in 1991 “to protect the privacy interests of residential telephone subscribers,” according to the act’s legislative history. The TCPA provides for a...more

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One-to-One Consent Rule Vacated: What Comes Next?

In a stunning, if not entirely unexpected development, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) one-to-one consent rule. The decision prevented...more

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Federal Communications Commission’s One-to-One Consent Rule Under Telephone Consumer Protection Act Vacated Day Before Rule Set to...

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On Monday, January 27, 2025, the One-to-One Consent Rule (“the Rule”) promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (the “Commission”) a year ago, on December 18, 2023, was set to go into effect. Under this Rule, a...more

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FCC’s 1:1 Consent Rule Delayed Then Struck Down on Eve of Implementation Date

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On the final business day before it was to go into effect, the FCC’s One-to-One Consent Rule, which redefines consent under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, was delayed for one year by FCC order. Minutes later, the new...more

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Effective Dates Announced for Amendments to TCPA Rules

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced new effective dates for amendments to rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) aimed at strengthening consumer protections against robocalls and...more

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#MWC24 Highlights Collaborative Efforts to Stop Illegal Robocalls and Messages

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On Tuesday, October 8, CTIA hosted the ConnectMobile Forum as part of this year’s Mobile World Congress in Las Vegas. The event brought together stakeholders from the messaging and voice ecosystems to discuss consumer...more

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USTelecom Urges FCC to Reconsider Proposed Anti-Robocall Rules

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On September 19, USTelecom — The Broadband Association (USTelecom), a major telecommunications trade organization, sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressing its concerns about the proposed...more

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FCC Sets October Comment Deadlines on NPRM for AI-Generated Calls and Texts

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has announced comment deadlines for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry (NPRM and NOI) released in early August that, among other things, proposes...more

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FCC Proposes New AI-Generated Robocall Rules

On Aug. 7, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to propose new rules to require callers to disclose if they are using artificial intelligence (AI) in robocalls and robotexts. If adopted, the new rules would set...more

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