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Telephone Consumer Protection Act Reassigned Phone Numbers

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1991 to protect consumers from unsolicited telephone marketing calls.  
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Post-Facebook v. Duguid Litigation Roundup - June 2023

As part of Manatt’s continuing monthly coverage of the aftermath of Facebook v. Duguid and how district courts are applying it to determine whether a calling system meets the Supreme Court’s newly clarified definition of an...more

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Class Action Settlement Preliminarily Approved for “Wrong Number” Calls Suggests Wisdom of Scrubbing for Validity of Called...

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Ever wonder why you may be advised to scrub lists for reassigned numbers or use the FCC’s Reassigned Number Database prior to texting or calling numbers from a database? Well, here’s a great practical example. ...more

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FCC Acting on Multiple Fronts to Maintain TCPA's Relevance

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I hope that many of you were able to power down during the holidays before ramping up again to start 2023. The FCC, however, maintained a busy pace of announcements, releasing news on several issues regarding the Telephone...more

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Spring Roster of FCC Actions: State-Federal Partnerships, Enforcement Actions, and Reassigned Numbers Database Clarifications and...

The FCC’s TCPA dockets did not witness many developments from the beginning of 2022 until February. However, beginning in February and into March, Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s office and the Enforcement Bureau were busy...more

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Reassigned Number Database Up and Running

It’s official: The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) reassigned number database (RND), which will hopefully minimize claims brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), is up and running after several...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

TCPA Insurance? A new database offers a wider shield from liability through due diligence

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) poses a constant threat to companies that wish to communicate with existing and prospective customers because the statute imposes strict liability on companies that call or text...more

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“The Number You Have Dialed Has Changed Subscriber” or the Advent of the Reassigned Numbers Database

After years of discussion and planning, the FCC’s Reassigned Numbers Database opened for commercial use on November 1, 2021. Now business callers can register for a paid subscription with the FCC’s designated Administrator,...more

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FCC Announces the Launch of Reassigned Number Database (and Accompanying Safe Harbor)

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On November 1, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the launch of the Reassigned Numbers Database (RND). This centralized database is an important development for businesses across industries that are...more

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The FCC's Reassigned Number Database Nears Its Debut

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act creates a seemingly endless list of compliance challenges and other headaches for companies determined to mitigate the financial cost and resource burden of TCPA litigation. This year...more

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Alert: New TCPA Risk Avoidance Tool

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It was back in December 2018, before the pandemic temporarily shuttered stores and forced the whole world to “go remote,” that the FCC voted to create a national reassigned number database (RND) to help companies that send...more

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Buchalter TCPA Digest: The FCC Reassigned Number Database Is About to Go Live. Are You Ready?

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Calls to reassigned numbers have presented an endless source of legal risk for any company that calls or texts consumers for informational or marketing purposes. Reassigned number class actions brought under the Telephone...more

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FCC Selects SomosGov as Next Telephone Number Administrator and Reassigned Numbers Database Administrator

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The FCC continues to slowly, but surely, make progress towards launching the Reassigned Number Database that it first proposed in June 2017 and then ultimately voted to create in December 2018.  On December 1, 2020, the...more

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FCC Creates Reassigned Phone Number Database With Safe-Harbor Against TCPA Liability for Users (Updated)

Update July 09: The FCC has issued a Public Notice announcing that beginning July 27, 2020, voice service providers must begin maintaining records of the most recent date each phone number was permanently disconnected and...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds in Wrong Number TCPA Case That “Called Party” Does Not Mean “Intended Recipient”

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Liability arising out of calls to reassigned numbers presents one of the biggest challenges to TCPA compliance. Despite the availability of numerous private scrub services aimed at determining whether a number has been...more

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U.S. Financial Institutions Petition FCC to Exclude Their Informational Calls from TCPA Liability During the COVID-19 Pandemic

On March 30, 2020, the American Bankers Association (“ABA”) and several other associations of banks and credit unions (together, “petitioners”) effectively asked the FCC to exempt all COVID-related calls and texts to...more

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Redial: 2019 TCPA Year-in-Review - Analysis of critical issues and trends in TCPA compliance and litigation

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to send you its sixth annual REDIAL: 2019 TCPA YEAR-IN-REVIEW – ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL ISSUES AND TRENDS IN TCPA COMPLIANCE AND LITIGATION. Inside this digital edition, you will find our in-depth...more

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FCC Inches Forward with Creation of Reassigned Numbers Database; Seeks Comments on Technical Requirements

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The FCC has issued a Public Notice seeking comments on the Technical Requirements for the Reassigned Numbers Database (RND) that it ordered to be created in 2018 in response to concerns that businesses had no way of ensuring...more

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Dialing In - TCPA top issues to watch in 2020

Companies in consumer-facing industries face a continued barrage of lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In 2019, TCPA lawsuits remained one of the most commonly filed type of class action in federal...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending January 10, 2020

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Financial Services Update - TCPA / Reassignment of Number: Court denied the defendants' motions for summary judgment where the plaintiff did not give consent to receive calls, even though the defendants obtained consent...more

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District Court Holds Callers Have Right to Reasonably Rely on Prior Subscriber’s Consent Under the TCPA

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Wrong number cases continue to be a major driver of individual and class action TCPA litigation. The absence of a reliable and cost-effective method to determine when a phone number is reassigned creates significant...more

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Reassigned Numbers Database Plans Pushed Back

Implementation of the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC’s) plans for the establishment of a single, comprehensive reassigned numbers database has been pushed back until next year....more

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TCPA Class Certification Bid Fails for Individualized Issues, Rules New York Federal Court

The need for individualized inquiries defeated the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in a “wrong number” case in New York federal court. Leona Hunter and Anne Marie Villa, both New York residents, accused Time...more

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TCPA Tracker - June 2019

Recent News - FCC Adopts Declaratory Ruling on Call Blocking and FNPRM on SHAKEN/STIR - On June 6, 2019, the FCC adopted a declaratory ruling that allows carriers to block on an opt-out basis calls that spoof...more

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Expanding the Ability of Phone Companies to Block Calls

In its ongoing efforts to tackle the proliferation of illegal or unwanted “robocalls,” the FCC has released a draft order that would authorize all providers of voice services to offer to their customers call blocking as a...more

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TCPA Tracker - May 2019

Recent News - FCC to Address Two Call Blocking Items at its June Meeting - On May 15th, the FCC provided a preview of two TCPA-related items that will be addressed at its June 6, 2019 Open Meeting. First, the FCC...more

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