The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) kicked off the new year with back-to-back actions on “robocalls,” illustrating that this likely will continue to be an area of focus for the agency in 2026....more
1/12/2026
/ Compliance Monitoring ,
Consent ,
FCC ,
Final Rules ,
New Regulations ,
New Rules ,
Penalties ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Robocalling ,
Rulemaking Process ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Waivers
The state of Texas made waves earlier this year when it enacted S.B. 140, a bill which amended how its existing telemarketing law applies to text message marketing....more
11/25/2025
/ Consent ,
Do Not Call List ,
EIA ,
Marketing ,
New Guidance ,
New Legislation ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Settlement ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Texas ,
Text Messages
Despite the ongoing government shutdown, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held its regularly scheduled monthly open meeting on October 28. At the meeting, the three Commissioners unanimously approved a Notice of...more
11/4/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Call Blocking ,
Caller ID Services ,
Consent ,
FCC ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Rules ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule ,
Text Messages ,
Unsolicited Phone Calls
As we reported earlier this summer, a bill (S.B. 140) was recently enacted in Texas that amends the state’s telemarketing law (TX BUS & COM T.10, Chap. 301-306) to 1) expand the definition of “telephone solicitation” to...more
8/22/2025
/ Consent ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Do Not Call List ,
Marketing ,
New Legislation ,
Private Right of Action ,
Registration Requirement ,
State Legislatures ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Texas ,
Text Messages ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
A bill recently enacted in Texas (SB140) will enhance the ability of individual consumers to seek damages for violations of various aspects of the state’s telemarketing laws. The changes adopted impact the following...more
7/24/2025
/ Consumer Protection Laws ,
Damages ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
New Legislation ,
Private Right of Action ,
Solicitation ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Texas ,
Text Messages ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On April 7, 2025, the FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) released an order announcing a one-year delay of a new implementing rule for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) related to consumers’...more
On March 17, a bipartisan group of attorneys general from 27 states and the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the National Consumer Law Center’s proposed...more
Most businesses that send texts to their target audiences are focused on compliance with the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) – and understandably so, given the explosion in class action litigation stemming...more
3/25/2025
/ Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Marketing ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Settlement ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
On January 24, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a ruling which vacated the so-called “one-to-one” consent requirement for marketing calls and texts adopted by the Federal Communications...more
As we approach the 2024 halfway mark, businesses that rely on texting and calling to promote their products and services face an onslaught of new and significant legal and regulatory developments. To help with tracking these...more
As an update to our earlier blog post detailing the FTC’s amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule, the changes have since been published in the Federal Register, with an effective date of May 16, 2024....more
The governor of Maine recently signed an amendment to the state’s telephone solicitation law that will make it mandatory for telephone solicitors to check against the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) reassigned...more
The beginning of 2024 has brought with it a decided regulatory focus on telemarketing. In the past couple of months, we’ve written about several important FCC actions related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA),...more
As of January 1, 2024, the State of Maryland’s new telemarketing law, the “Stop the Spam Calls Act of 2023,” officially became law....more
At its last open meeting of 2023, the FCC voted to adopt new rules “to protect consumers from unwanted and illegal text messages and calls.” Among the changes are a new “one-to-one” consent requirement for autodialed...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
2/11/2022
/ ATDS ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
FCC ,
Popular ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
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
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
12/1/2021
/ ATDS ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Cell Phones ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
FCC ,
Popular ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Revocation ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
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
11/9/2021
/ ATDS ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Debt Collection ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
FCC ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
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
10/1/2021
/ ATDS ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Debt Collection ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
FCC ,
Popular ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
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
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
The Florida legislature recently passed CS/SB 1120 updating and significantly expanding the state’s existing telemarketing laws, the Florida Telemarketing Act and the Florida Do Not Call Act. Many of the new provisions are...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
4/29/2021
/ ATDS ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Cell Phones ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
FCC ,
Popular ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
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