At its April Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at closing the non-IP caller ID authentication gap. The NPRM is the next step in the FCC’s efforts to...more
On September 5, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a draft Eighth Report and Order (“Calling Report and Order”) and Third Report and Order (“Texting Report and Order” and with the Calling Report and Order,...more
In May, we reported that the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) had adopted a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) against a voice service provider, Lingo Telecom, LLC (Lingo), for transmitting illegally spoofed,...more
8/28/2024
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Authentication ,
Compliance ,
Consent ,
FCC ,
Investigations ,
Know Your Customers ,
Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) ,
Notice of Inquiry ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Robocalling ,
Texting
Federal Communications Commission Takes Further Action Against Provider Facilitating Illegal Tax Robocalls -
Following up on its previous enforcement actions, the Federal Communications Commission’s (Commission)...more
8/2/2024
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Compliance ,
Databases ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Initial Determination (ID) ,
IRS ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Robocalling ,
Texting
We are pleased to present our latest edition of Telephone and Texting Compliance News, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In this month’s Regulatory Update, we cover the FCC’s...more
The North American Numbering Council (NANC) will hold a meeting on December 12, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. ET in the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) meeting room....more
Commission Declares TCPA Prohibits AI-Generated Voices -
Following up on January’s update, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Declaratory Ruling that confirms that the prohibitions in the Telephone...more
3/4/2024
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Compliance ,
Consent ,
Deep Fake ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FCC ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Opt-Outs ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Revocation ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telephone Privacy Protection Acts ,
Texting
On January 25, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) released a draft Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Further Notice”) for consideration at its February 15, 2024, Open...more
2/5/2024
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Compliance ,
Consent Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Revocation ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Texting
We are pleased to present our latest edition of Telephone and Texting Compliance News, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In this month’s newsletter, we discuss the FCC’s...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Second Report and Order (“Report and Order”) and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Second Further Notice”) at its December Open Meeting. We summarized the...more
12/28/2023
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Enforcement ,
FCC ,
Investigations ,
Lead Generators ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OMB ,
Proposed Regulation ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages ,
Written Consent
The FCC held its last open meeting of 2018 on December 12, approving two items related to the TCPA as part of its busy year-end agenda, including an item establishing a reassigned number database.
We discuss these items...more
Part I – TCPA: Regulatory Update -
FCC Evaluates Comments Received in Several TCPA Proceedings -
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) is busy evaluating scores of comments and reply comments it...more