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FCC Fines Major Wireless Carriers $200 Million for Sharing Customer Geolocation Data

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Early this week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it had fined the largest U.S. wireless carriers for sharing access to customers’ geolocation information without consent and without taking reasonable...more

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FCC order codifies rules for revocation under the TCPA

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On February 15, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a Report and Order (Order) that attempts to clarify the rules for revoking consent under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Most notably,...more

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FCC Adopts New TCPA Rules Expanding Consumer Consent Revocation Mandates

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The FCC has adopted a Report and Order imposing a number of new TCPA caller and sender compliance obligations in connection with consumer revocation requests, which are applicable to calls and text messages that otherwise...more

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Citing Upcoming Elections, FCC Extends TCPA to Cover AI-Generated Content

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Is a phone call that uses artificial intelligence to imitate a real person “an artificial or prerecorded voice,” subject to the restrictions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act? The Federal Communications Commission...more

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“FCC Makes AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls Illegal” (Sometimes)

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On February 8, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a News Release titled “FCC Makes AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls Illegal.” Despite this attention-grabbing headline, the FCC’s unanimous Declaratory...more

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Lead Generation Industry Turned Upside Down: Proposed FCC Rule Requires Consent Must be Secured From a Single Seller at a Time

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One of the key issues relating to the NPRM pertains to consent being sent directly to/obtained by one seller at a time. The FCC has now circulated its proposed rule. It has not been adopted yet but it looks like it will be...more

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FCC Proposes Rules to Further Tighten, Codify Various TCPA Consent Requirements

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The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to further tighten and to codify in its rules various Commission declaratory rulings on TCPA consent requirements that are applicable to autodialed calls and...more

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Spring Cleaning: FCC Modifies TCPA Regulations to Block “Likely” Illegal Text Messages and Considers Further Action On “Lead...

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On March 17, 2023, the FCC issued a Report and Order adopting final rules that require mobile wireless providers to block certain text messages to their subscribers. The FCC also issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more

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The FCC Resolves Petitions on Texting Platforms and TCPA Consent

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Last week, the Federal Communication Commission’s (“FCC”) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (“Bureau”) resolved two of the many pending petitions seeking relief and clarification concerning the requirements of the...more

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You can’t unring a bell – More courts reject revocation of consent under the TCPA

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Whether and in what form a consumer has given consent to be contacted via an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) may be a crucial aspect of determining liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)....more

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D.C. Circuit Issues Long-Awaited Decision on FCC’s 2015 TCPA Order

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Nearly two and a half years following the appeal of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) July 2015 Order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a ruling on March 16, 2018. On appeal, over a...more

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Second Circuit Holds That the TCPA Does Not Allow a Consumer to Unilaterally Revoke Consent to Be Called That Is Part of an...

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In Reyes v. Lincoln Automotive Financial Services, the Second Circuit was asked to address whether the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) “permits a consumer to unilaterally revoke his or her consent to be contacted...more

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Autodialing and Pre-Recorded Messages: the TCPA’s Trap for Unwary Lenders and Debt Collectors

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In February 2015, a federal judge approved a $75 million Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) class settlement involving Capital One and three debt collectors.[1] The plaintiffs (debtors) alleged that Capital One and...more

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TCPA Connect - September 2014

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Complimentary TCPA Update Webinar: The Year in Review and What Lies Ahead - One year has passed since the implementation of the Federal Communication Commission’s revised Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules....more

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Eleventh Circuit Hears Oral Argument in Landmark TCPA Case

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Industry now waits as the Eleventh Circuit considers whether to overturn a Florida district court decision rejecting the Federal Communications Commission’s definition of prior express consent under the Telephone Consumer...more

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TCPA Hot Issues: If Consent is Not Forever, What Constitutes Revocation?

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One of the hot issues in pending litigation under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is whether a consumer can revoke consent to receive calls on a cell phone. A number of courts have recently held that a consumer...more

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