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Since the enactment of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), the FCC has long held that persons who knowingly and voluntarily release their telephone numbers have provided prior express consent to be called. But...more
Text-marketing (or SMS marketing) can be an essential tool for many small businesses. For a small price, any company can send bulk messages to hundreds of phone numbers of existing and potential customers. Originally...more
A decision earlier this month out of the Northern District of Illinois provides important cautionary tales for companies sending marketing text messages, as well as text messaging platform providers. Defendants Ralph Lauren...more
As we’ve recently highlighted, the FCC is currently seeking industry comment on how it should interpret the term “sender” for purposes of imposing liability for faxes sent in violation of the TCPA. Until the agency releases...more
On February 26, 2019, the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (“Akin Gump”) filed a petition (“Petition”) with the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) requesting that the Commission “expeditiously...more
Lifeback Recovery Center, PLLC has brought a TCPA class action complaint against Walmart Pharmacy in the Western District of Kentucky, contending it received an unsolicited fax advertisement from the pharmacy....more
Remember that song in the ‘90s from the C+C Music Factory called “Things That Make You Go Hmmm….” I guess I did when I came across some recent promotions. Perhaps these practice tips will stay with you longer than C+C’s 15...more
In a March 31, 2017 ruling, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit invalidated a 2006 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule requiring businesses to include opt-out notices on solicited fax advertisements sent with...more
In a significant victory for TCPA junk fax defendants, a split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit invalidated the Federal Communication Commission's Solicited Fax Rule. The Solicited Fax...more
Two recent decisions from the Eastern District of Illinois involving the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), decided a day apart, provided valuable insight as how this court will respond to motions to strike class...more
On September 11, 2015, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (Abercrombie) and Hollister Co. (Hollister) agreed to settle a class action complaint alleging that the two clothing retailers violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act...more
Any company that communicates by fax should strongly consider whether to request a retroactive waiver from the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) rule requiring that opt-out notice be included on all fax ads, including...more
Businesses that engage in fax advertising and solicitation should pay careful attention to the recent ruling by the Federal Communications Commission clarifying that even fax advertisements sent with the prior express...more
On October 30, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released an Order that “confirms” that opt-out notices complying with rules and regulations adopted by the FCC in 2006, pursuant to the authority granted to...more
The end of October 2014 saw two significant developments for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules governing facsimile transmissions, fax opt-out notices and liability for faxes sent by third parties....more
Last Thursday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order confirming that companies must include opt-out instructions on all fax ads, even for recipients who previously agreed to receive a fax from the...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued an order finally clarifying that opt-out notices are required in solicited facsimile advertisements. In doing so, the FCC recognized the confusion caused by its...more
The Federal Communications Commission has issued an Order sustaining its rule that even ads faxed with the permission of the recipient must include a notice with instructions for how to opt out of future faxes. The Order...more