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Discussing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the 2020 Election
The TCPA: Deep Dive: Details, Class Actions, Regulations, and Defense Strategies
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Two days before the 2024 New Hampshire Democratic primary, thousands of voters received robocalls, purportedly in the voice of President Joe Biden, telling them not to vote in the upcoming election. The prerecorded...more
The FCC recently issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) proposing a $6 million fine on a political consultant for allegedly carrying out an illegal robocall campaign using caller ID spoofing and an...more
In a pair of Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture this week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a collective $8 million in fines against telecommunications company Lingo Telecom and political...more
Commission Strengthens International and Domestic Robocall Enforcement Partnerships - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) entered into three new agreements to enhance its robocalling investigation and enforcement...more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated robocalls may trick some consumers into thinking they are being called by a human being, but the Federal Communications Commission clarified in a recent AI Declaratory Ruling that it...more
On February 2, the FCC unanimously adopted a declaratory ruling, effective immediately, confirming the seemingly unremarkable conclusion that artificial intelligence (“AI”) generated messages or voice calls fall within the...more
On the morning of the New Hampshire primary a robocall was launched spoofing a New Hampshire Democrat’s cell phone number with a deepfake of President Joe Biden telling voters not to vote in the primary, but instead to vote...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Tuesday that it has opened a new portal which private companies can use to report suspected robocalls and illegal call spoofing of their numbers. The portal, titled the...more
On September 27, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on a proposal that would require mobile wireless providers to block illegal text...more
FCC Slams American Scammers for 8 Billion Robocalls - With too many calls to document, carriers are ordered to pull the switch on traffic - One Robo to Call Them All - What sort of activity earns a court order, a public...more
No More Social Fix for Cali Kids? New state bill targets social media addiction - Vertigo 2.0 - There’s a tidal wave of anger against social media. And every time it seems to crest, another swell comes up from...more
Recently, on May 20, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a Report and Order (“Order”), as well as a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (all available here), with a plain objective: to “take further...more
On November 8, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed two bills: SB 6267/AB 268, which requires telecommunications providers to block certain numbers, and SB 4281/AB 585a, mandating that voice services providers implement the...more
After adopting orders reflecting the majority of implementation deadlines set by the TRACED Act and the Supreme Court’s highly anticipated TCPA decision interpreting the statutory definition of automatic telephone dialing...more
When a dialing platform or voice service provider is sued under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), it often can successfully move to dismiss because it did not "make" the calls at issue or is immune from liability...more
During the March Open Meeting, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced her first set of anti-robocall actions to kick off efforts to combat unwanted robocalls. The FCC’s actions...more
Supreme Court leaves TCPA intact; strikes down exception for government debt collection - The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) remains in place, but the exception permitting robocalls for government debt...more
During the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) March open meeting, Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the FCC would be increasing its efforts to combat unwanted robocalls through a host of new...more
The FCC has taken two more steps to implement the "Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act" (TRACED Act), under which, as we've reported, it has implemented a number of actions toward stemming illegal...more
Recent News - As Required by the TRACED Act, FCC Releases NPRM Examining Past TCPA Exemptions - On October 1, 2020 the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to seek input on proposed rules to codify...more
On September 30, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) unanimously adopted a Second Report and Order (Order) as part of the Commission’s ongoing efforts to combat illegal spoofing and stop illegal...more
2019 saw an effort by both Congress and various state legislatures to reduce the volume of robocalling and “spoofed” calls. Robocalls are pre-recorded calls placed through automated dialing equipment while spoofed calls...more
As predicted, amendments to the TCPA – in the form of the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (the “TRACED Act”) – were signed into law by the President of the United States on...more
Many of those pesky unsolicited calls to your cell phone are illegal. If you’re tired of receiving unwanted calls, you can go to https://complaints.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx, fill in some information, and...more
On October 2, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Consumer Call Protection Act of 2019 to address the rise in deceptive robocalls and protect California consumers from fraudulent calls....more