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The United States Federal Communications Commission is an independent federal agency established by the Communications Act of 1934. The Commission is charged with regulating interstate and international... more +

Telephone and Texting Compliance — Congress Hears from Industry Stakeholders on the Next Steps to Combatting Illegal Robocalls and...

Mintz - Technology, Communications & Media... on 6/27/2025

On June 4, 2025, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on combating illegal robocalls and robotexts. The hearing, entitled “Stopping Illegal Robocalls and...more

Let’s Be Real: AI TCPA Lawsuits Are on the Rise

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP on 6/19/2025

Recently, an Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) lawsuit was filed against a healthcare marketer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In Finley v....more

FCC issues consumer alert on “grandparent scam” robocalls targeting the elderly

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/17/2025

On March 7, the FCC issued a consumer alert about “grandparent scam” robocalls targeting elderly individuals. The alert highlighted various tactics used in the scams, including using the personal information of real people,...more

2024 Year in Review: Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Goodwin on 3/17/2025

Welcome to the “Telephone Consumer Protection Act” chapter of our annual report, Consumer Financial Services: 2024 Year in Review. Companies were mere hours away from implementing radical changes to lead forms and consent...more

Post-Election Takeaways for TMT

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/3/2024

The 2024 election is over and Republicans are poised in January to take over Washington, D.C.—in the White House, on the Hill, at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and at other agencies (the National...more

Impersonation Rulemaking: FTC Takes Steps to Tackle AI

Venable LLP on 3/1/2024

On February 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a two-step approach to tackling impersonation fraud. First, the FTC finalized a rule regulating the impersonation of businesses and government entities (the...more

Hot Issues in 2024 for TMT Companies

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/9/2024

2024 is shaping up to be a busy year in Washington for telecom, media and technology (TMT) companies. A number of notable topics will require public comment this year, including net neutrality, digital discrimination, data...more

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