On March 31, 2017, the D.C. Circuit entered its ruling in the closely watched Yaakov v. FCC case, holding that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had exceeded the authority given to it by Congress when it promulgated...more
On March 31, 2017, the D.C. Circuit struck down FCC regulations requiring that solicited fax advertisements include opt-out notifications, holding that the TCPA did not grant the FCC the authority to impose such a requirement...more
On Friday, in a split decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit entered its long-awaited ruling in Yaakov v. Federal Communications Commission, holding that “the FCC’s 2006 Solicited...more
By its express terms, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) applies only to unsolicited faxes. 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(1)(C) & (a)(5). However, in May 2006, the FCC promulgated new rules concerning fax advertisement...more