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FCC Proposes New Rules for AI-Generated Content in Calls and Texts

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has once again set its sights on artificial intelligence (AI), proposing consumer protections in the use of AI-generated content in robocalls and robotexts. Illegal robocalls and...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Litigation Update — TCPA Defense Post-Chevron: Insights from Cacho v. McCarthy & Kelly LLC

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Defending against claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) requires a strategic approach focused on compliance, documentation, and robust legal defenses. In this article, we focus on a recent decision from...more

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One Reason Why You May Want to Revisit Your Outreach To Customers, Clients and Contacts

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The speed and ease at which companies can communicate with their customers or clients continues to improve. Cool, new tech platforms are being pushed out at a rapid pace and business development, sales and marketing teams see...more

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FCC Considers Updates to Telephone Consumer Protection Act

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has not been updated in over 30 years. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been asked by Congress to take “decisive action in addressing the escalating issue of...more

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FCC Proposes New Rules for AI-Generated Calls and Texts

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On July 17, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (draft NPRM) that would, among other things, propose new rules to regulate AI-generated calls and...more

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FCC Proposal Regarding Use Of AI In Telemarketing

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With the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) becoming more widespread across almost all aspects of life, the FCC has taken several steps to regulate its use in the telemarketing space. As our readers are aware, earlier this...more

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Mid-Year TCPA Roundup: Navigating Recent Legislative and Litigation Developments

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) landscape continues to evolve as new legislation is implemented and courts across various jurisdictions grapple with complex issues regarding standing, agency, and consent. This...more

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Chevron Deference Overruled! FCC To Curb TCPA Rulemaking?

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As our readers are by now aware, on June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned a legal precedent known as “Chevron deference” by a 6-3 vote. The Court’s opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises et al. v....more

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Telemarketing in 2024 – A Mid-Year Review

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As we approach the 2024 halfway mark, businesses that rely on texting and calling to promote their products and services face an onslaught of new and significant legal and regulatory developments. To help with tracking these...more

Hinch Newman LLP

Three Things Lead Generators Need to Know About the FCC Single Seller Ruling

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As previously blogged about, here, the Federal Communications Commission recently published the final, single-seller lead generator consent rule (the “Rule”). The Rule amends the definition of “prior express written...more

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Robocall Enforcement: Voice Providers Should Take Note of FCC’s New “C-CIST” Designation for Actors Posing a “Significant Threat”...

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On May 13, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) classified for the first time a group of entities and individuals – dubbed “Royal Tiger” – as a Consumer Communications...more

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Eleventh Circuit Eviscerates TCPA Class Action Settlement

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On May 13, 2024, in Drazen v. GoDaddy.com, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a scathing, 123-page decision reversing a district court’s approval of a class-action settlement in...more

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TCPA Tracker for March 2024

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Cases of Note - Kansas Court Holds that TCPA Does Not Allow Contribution Claims - The United States District Court for the District of Kansas dismissed a defendant’s third-party negligence claim that attempted to seek...more

Venable LLP

Telemarketing and Texting: An Excerpt from the Advertising Law Tool Kit

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Telephone and text message marketing poses private litigation risks and regulatory hurdles that should be considered before any campaign. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and...more

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Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 12 – Telemarketing and Texting

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Listen to Episode 12 of our podcast, the Ad Law Tool Kit Show. In this episode, partner Ari Rothman talks to host Shahin Rothermel about telemarketing and texting. Check out the episode....more

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FCC Continues to Roll Out TCPA Changes and Interpretations

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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

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FCC Announces Final Rule Reflecting Changes to TCPA Revocation of Consent

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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

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Redial: 2023 TCPA Year-in-Review

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Eversheds Sutherland presents our 8th annual TCPA year-in-review report highlighting key TCPA issues and trends. Few industries are immune from TCPA liability. In 2023, the insurance, financial services, energy and health...more

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New Bill to Modernize the TCPA Would Significantly Expand Potential Liability

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On January 29, 2024, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. introduced the Do Not Disturb Act, a bill that would amend the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and “fix” the Supreme Court’s ruling in Duguid that limited the...more

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Telemarketing in the Age of AI: The FCC’s Latest Ruling

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The FCC is grappling with issues at the intersection of AI and consumer marketing. On February 2, 2024, the FCC adopted a declaratory ruling that AI-generated human voices constitute “artificial or prerecorded voice[s]” under...more

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New TCPA Opt-out Rules Coming as FCC Adopts Report and Order on Revocation of Consent

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On February 15, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted the Draft Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Report and Order”) that it released last month under the Telephone Consumer...more

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FCC Confirms A.I.-Generated Robocall Voices Are “Artificial” under the TCPA

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Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Declaratory Ruling stating that existing federal regulations related to using “an artificial or prerecorded voice” to deliver a telephone message, also...more

Venable LLP

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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FCC Declares AI-Generated Calls Subject to TCPA

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On Feb. 8, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a unanimous declaratory ruling confirming the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) restrictions on the use of “artificial or prerecorded voice” include...more

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