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DEAR LORD: Nomorobo Just Sued Synchrony Under the TCPA For Calls to a Honeypot And This Could Be Enormous

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Honeypots. Tens (hundreds?) of thousands of phone numbers owned by a single corporate subscriber. They exist merely to monitor and track calling patterns. No one is using these phones. They are monitored autonomously for a...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Bank associations urge FCC to revise three rules

On April 11, several trade associations filed joint comments urging the FCC to revise or rescind certain rules implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) which restrict non-telemarketing informational calls. In...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Industry Concerns Cause FCC to Delay Implementation of Broad Consent Revocation Requirement under TCPA

On April 11, 2025, a controversial new rule by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was set to take effect to modify consent revocation requirements under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). But each of the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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 Extends Deadline for TCPA Consent Revocation Rule Compliance by One Year

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On April 7, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an Order (Extension Order) granting a limited waiver that delays the effective date of certain portions of Section 64.1200(a)(10) of the FCC’s rules by one year –...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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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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Attorney’s “Gotcha” Strategy Rejected in TCPA Revocation Case

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The TCPA allows consumers to revoke consent “through any reasonable means.” A recent case out of the Eastern District of California provides new guidance on what is not considered reasonable. In Wright v. USAA Sav. Bank,...more

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Financial Daily Dose 6.7.2019 | Top Story: Markets Keep Eye on US Jobs Report

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Jobs Report Friday again! Lots to look for in the numbers this month, especially considering the economic uncertainty that’s defined the past few weeks....more

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Critical Takeaways From the D.C. Circuit’s Long-Awaited Robocall Ruling

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Last Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) issued its long-awaited decision in ACA International v. Federal Communications Commission, No. 15-1211 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 16, 2018). The...more

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FCC Closes Loopholes and Expands Telephone Consumer Protection Act “TCPA” Consumer Protections in Declaratory Ruling and Order

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On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) released a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) Declaratory Ruling and Order (“TCPA Declaratory Ruling and Order” or “Order”) offering...more

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FCC Denies TCPA Exemption for Mortgage Servicing Calls

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has denied the petition filed by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) seeking an exemption from the prior express consent requirement of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act...more

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DC Circuit Hears TCPA Oral Arguments

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Oral arguments were recently held before the U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit in a consolidated case, spearheaded by ACA International, challenging the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) recent order...more

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Modernize TCPA, ACA International Urges in White Paper

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In a new white paper, ACA International, a trade association for members of the credit and collection industry, argues that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) must be modernized to accurately reflect the current...more

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Legal Challenge to FCC’s TCPA Omnibus Ruling Ready for Court Decision

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The FCC’s July 2015 Omnibus Ruling ("the Ruling") interpreting certain provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has been widely denounced by business interests for its expansive interpretation of the...more

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Key Takeaways from the Consumer Protection Forum

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Holland & Knight and the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) hosted a half-day forum that featured government officials discussing hot-button issues in consumer protection regulation and enforcement. Speakers at the...more

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Sixth Circuit Weighs In On Prior Express Consent

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Under what circumstances does a person give his “prior express consent” to be contacted on his cellphone by a creditor? The Sixth Circuit recently examined that very question in Hill v. Homeward Residential, Inc., where it...more

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Consumer Bankers Association, Chamber of Commerce Join Legal Challenge to FCC Ruling Tightening TCPA Call Restrictions

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The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) and the United States Chamber of Commerce have joined the legal challenge to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s July declaratory ruling and order ("FCC Ruling") responding to...more

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The FCC's TCPA Regulatory Ruling Imposes Tighter Call Restrictions

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Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a long awaited declaratory ruling and order, FCC 15-72, addressing several petitions which sought clarification of or exemptions from Telephone Consumer...more

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“Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You.” The FCC’s Latest TCPA Ruling Imposes Even More Restrictions on Telemarketing Calls and Texts

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On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission released the Omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order (the Order) it adopted on June 18. The Order addresses requests for clarification regarding requirements under the...more

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FCC’s TCPA Order Offers Little Clarity or Relief for Businesses

In potentially its most significant action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) since the 2003 overhaul of its rules ushering in the National Do-Not-Call Registry and other updates, the Federal Communications...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Call (Un)Answered (the Second Ring): FCC Issues Sweeping Package of Declaratory Rulings on TCPA Petitions

In some of its most comprehensive guidance published in years, resolving more than 20 petitions requesting clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on July 10...more

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