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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 +

ALERT: FCC Sets December 31, 2024 Deadline for Providers to Address Robocall Mitigation Database Deficiencies

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/18/2024

On December 10, 2024, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (“Bureau”) released an order (“Order”) determining that nearly 2,500 providers across the calling chain had submitted deficient submissions to the Commission’s Robocall...more

Wrong Number? The FCC Works to Solve Number Reassignment

Benesch on 1/9/2019

On December 13, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission issued its long-awaited guidelines for dealing with reassigned numbers under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. After the D.C. Circuit unequivocally rejected the...more

FCC Establishes Reassigned Phone Number Database

Jones Day on 1/8/2019

The Federal Communications Commission adopts rules for its new database aimed at reducing the number of unwanted calls to reassigned phone numbers. Each year, approximately 35 million telephone numbers in the United States...more

FCC Establishes Reassigned Number Database and TCPA Safe Harbor

Goodwin on 1/8/2019

On December 13, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Second Report and Order addressing issues with reassigned phone numbers and potential Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) liability, and...more

FCC Adopts Rules to Establish Reassigned Number Database with TCPA Safe Harbor

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 12/19/2018

On December 13, 2018, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released new rules1 relating to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), in an effort to cut down on wrong number calls and texts by establishing a...more

Woah!: The Top 10 Things You Need to Know About the FCC’s Big New Reassigned Number Database (that Isn’t Really a Reassigned...

Womble Bond Dickinson on 12/14/2018

All right TCPAland, its official. The FCC has adopted and implemented its new rules regarding the creation of a *cough* reassigned number *cough* database. The rule is designed to cut down on wrong number robocalls... ...more

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