The FCC recently issued a declaratory ruling explaining what calls and text message alerts it viewed as “emergency” for purposes of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Under TCPA, requirements to obtain consent to make...more
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) generally prohibits automated calls, including text messages, to cell phones without sufficient prior express consent, and imposes a statutory penalty of $500 to $1,500 per...more
Effective March 20, 2020, the FCC issued a sua sponte Declaratory Ruling narrowing the TCPA's emergency purpose exception in the context of calls "relating to the COVID-19 pandemic." This update supplements our March 12,...more