The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has unanimously approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) and Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”), proposing first-of-their-kind AI-generated robocall and robotext rules that would...more
In the wake of an AI-generated robocall that featured a deepfake of President Biden’s voice, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously adopted a Declaratory Ruling confirming that calls that use cloned voices or other...more
RECENT NEWS - FCC Clarifies Ability of Government Agencies and Their Contractors to Make Medicaid Calls - On January 23rd, the FCC released a Declaratory Ruling and Order confirming that federal and state governmental...more
RECENT NEWS - Consumer Consent Required to Send “Ringless Voicemails,” FCC Finds - The Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"), in a recent Declaratory Ruling and Order, stated that callers must obtain consumer...more
Kelley Drye’s Communications Practice Group presents this tracker of active Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) petitions before the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”). With the recent increase in litigation...more
Recent News - FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Circulates Order to Classify Ringless Voicemail Messages as Calls Under the TCPA - On February 2, 2022, FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel announced that she has presented to her...more
Recent News - Reassigned Number Database to Begin November 1; Bureau Sets Interim Rates - On October 1, 2021, the FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau announced interim usage charges for the new Reassigned...more
Recent News - FCC Opens Proceeding to Determine if VoIP Providers Should Have Additional Anti-Robocall Obligations - On August 6, 2021, the FCC adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to consider additional...more
On July 28, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a public notice clarifying its prior guidance regarding the types of COVID-19-related communications that fall within the “emergency purposes” exception to...more
On June 25, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Declaratory Ruling directly addressing, for the first time, peer-to-peer text messaging in the context of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)....more