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
6/17/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Deep Fake ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement ,
FCC ,
Fines ,
Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) ,
Political Advertising ,
Robocalling ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Spoofing ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications
On March 5, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) issued a public notice seeking input on a recently submitted proposal to implement an "amnesty period" for internet service providers...more
Only a week after issuing a statement calling for the regulation of robocalls featuring voices generated by artificial intelligence, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Declaratory Ruling confirming that...more
On December 15, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the text of its long awaited Fourth Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing pole replacement...more
The Biden Administration recently released its plans for allocating more than $42.45 billion in broadband funding to all 50 states through the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment ("BEAD") Program. These dollars will be...more
Continuing the trend of state interest in telephone and text message marketing regulation, this week Maryland and Florida took diverging approaches to amending their existing telephone and text message marketing laws (so...more
Taking another step to further regulate foreign participation in the U.S. telecommunications marketplace, on Thursday, April 20, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") adopted an Order and Notice...more
4/27/2023
/ Broadband ,
Comment Period ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FCC ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Infrastructure ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Telecommunications ,
Telephone Service Providers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comment on new proposed robocall mitigation and enforcement rules that would include...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has circulated for consideration at its March 16 open meeting a draft Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) seeking comment on whether the agency should further...more
Keeping with its aggressive efforts to combat unwanted robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on August 24, 2021, proposed fining a duo of conservative activists and their business $5.135 million for allegedly...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
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, which significantly restricts the scope of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The Act prohibits certain calls and...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 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) extended its June 2021 deadline for certain small, non-IP, and other voice service providers to implement STIR/SHAKEN call authentication to reduce illegal and unwanted robocalls...more
Continuing its efforts to prevent illegal and unwanted robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a Third Report and Order (Third R&O) further encouraging voice service providers to block illegal and...more
On July 29, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) released a Declaratory Ruling clarifying certain aspects of its rules governing the deployment of communications...more
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants, Inc., affirming the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit's holding that the "government-debt" exception to the Telephone...more
7/8/2020
/ ATDS ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Barr v American Association of Political Consultants Inc ,
Cell Phones ,
Compelling Governmental Interest ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Content-Based Restrictions ,
Debt Collection ,
Exceptions ,
SCOTUS ,
Severability Doctrine ,
Strict Scrutiny Standard ,
TCPA
On June 9, 2020, at its monthly open meeting and by a 3-2 vote, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking clarifying certain aspects of its rules governing the...more
Whenever a marketer faces a class action lawsuit under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), one of the best tools available for defeating the TCPA claim is the “prior express consent” affirmative defense. In Lundbom...more
On May 19, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a draft Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking clarifying certain aspects of its rules governing the deployment of wireless...more
For the last few years, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act's (TCPA) prohibition on "unsolicited advertisements" sent via fax has been the subject of numerous statutory interpretation battles....more