The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227, was enacted in 1991 “to protect the privacy interests of residential telephone subscribers,” according to the act’s legislative history. The TCPA provides for a...more
On February 16, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission released a Report and Order establishing significant new standards regulating Telephone Consumer Protection Act consent and revocation of consent. In recent weeks,...more
On March 5, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission announced that it has adopted new rules and codified previously adopted protections that make it simpler for consumers to revoke consent to unwanted robocalls and...more
On February 15, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or “the Commission”) adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“the Order”) pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) that...more
The FCC adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking codifying existing revocation of consent requirements and establishing new opt-out rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The...more
On January 20, 2023, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) announced the long-awaited effective date of new requirements for certain calls that are otherwise exempt from the Telephone Consumer Protection...more
Pennsylvania has enacted House Bill (HB) 318,1 which expands and extends the protections given to Pennsylvania residential and wireless telephone subscribers by the 1996 Telemarketer Registration Act (TRA) in connection with...more