The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Public Notice seeking comment on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) definition of “automatic telephone dialing system” (or “autodialer”), potential liability...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently became the first federal appellate court to apply the Federal Communications Commission’s declaratory ruling that expanded the notion of what constitutes an...more
11/5/2015
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Cell Phones ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
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Mobile Devices ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Right to Privacy ,
Robocalling ,
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TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Text Messages ,
Wireless Devices ,
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Telemarketers and others who may have been wondering how the Federal Communications Commission’s recent and – to industry participants – concerning Declaratory Ruling and Order on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)...more
8/21/2015
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Declaratory Rulings ,
FCC ,
Mobile Broadband Services ,
Right to Privacy ,
Robocalling ,
Spoofing ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
In potentially its most significant action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) since the 2003 overhaul of its rules ushering in the National Do-Not-Call Registry and other updates, the Federal Communications...more
7/15/2015
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CAN-SPAM Act ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Debt Collectors ,
Do Not Call List ,
FCC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Inmates ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages ,
Unsolicited Phone Calls
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in Gomez v. Campbell-Ewald Company holding that the defendant marketing consultant could be liable under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) for...more
Over the Spring, we reported on how the Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Osorio v. State Farm brought that court into alignment with the Seventh Circuit on how restrictions in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) on...more
We recently reported on two FCC declaratory rulings interpreting the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), in the context of social-network text messages and package-delivery calls, that included broad, business-friendly...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision in Osorio v. State Farm Bank aligning that court with the Seventh Circuit on how Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) restrictions on automated...more