In a potentially game-changing decision, the Supreme Court today unanimously agreed that the TCPA’s definition of autodialer is narrow. Writing for the Court, Justice Sotomayor determined that “Congress’ definition of an...more
4/7/2021
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Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Do Not Call List ,
Facebook ,
Facebook Inc v Duguid ,
Random or Sequential Number Generator ,
Robocalling ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
TCPA ,
TRACED Act
The Eleventh Circuit has spoken on the interpretation of the automatic telephone dialing system (“ATDS”) definition, and held that to qualify as an ATDS a device must have the capacity to randomly or sequentially generate...more
1/29/2020
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Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Debt Collection ,
Do Not Call List ,
FCC ,
Jurisdiction ,
Predictive Coding ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Revocation ,
Robocalling ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
TCPA ,
Willful Violations
Don’t wait to implement your California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance as it could require changes to your operations. CCPA can apply to businesses even if they do not have offices or employees in California. It can...more
7/19/2019
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Selling ,
Do Not Call List ,
Marketing ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Right to Delete ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages ,
Vendors
Written by Artin Betpera and David Carter The FCC has adopted a declaratory ruling allowing carriers to automatically opt consumers into call blocking programs. The new rules give carriers the option of opting consumers in by...more
6/10/2019
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Declaratory Rulings ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Do Not Call List ,
Emergency Alerts ,
FCC ,
New Rules ,
Opt-Outs ,
Public Safety ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications
On December 22, 2018, due to the lapse in government appropriations, a partial federal government shutdown went into effect. With no end in sight, this partial shutdown has had important effects on all industry sectors. For...more