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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued two notices for public comment in mid-March on hot-button issues, suggesting that newly-minted Chair Brendan Carr’s tenure will be an active one. On March 11,...more
The FCC will consider at its Open Meeting this Wednesday, December 13, 2023, a TCPA item focused on “robotexting”, which will be the second item considered at the meeting, scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. ET....more
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Inquiry seeking public comment on the use of evolving AI technologies in robocall and robotext campaigns, potential consumer impacts, and associated issues surrounding TCPA compliance and the...more
On February 23, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) seeking public comment on proposed rules targeting unlawful text messages. If the proposed rules...more
For those regularly monitoring the FCC’s various TCPA dockets, you now have a new docket to follow: CG Docket No. 21-402. The FCC announced on September 27, 2022 that all Commissioners had voted to commence a new robotext...more
Reacting quickly to a joint request by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (collectively, the Health Agencies) last Thursday, the FCC released a Public...more
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continued to be active under its new leadership this week, warning mortgage servicers to prepare now for an anticipated surge of homeowners needing assistance...more
In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released a new guide to help financial technology companies and others partner with banks; the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it...more
Retailer groups, including the National Retail Foundation, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Restaurant Law Center, are part of a coalition urging the Federal Communications Commission to clarify what constitutes an...more
With the passage of the "Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act" (TRACED Act) in late 2019, the federal government took decisive action to thwart the billions of robocalls plaguing Americans....more
The FCC’s TCPA docket now has two pending petitions for declaratory ruling on the question as to whether outbound telemarketing calls made through soundboard technology are prohibited communications if made without prior...more
On the heels of a February 2019 Public Notice regarding the same issue, the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC” or Commission”) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau is once again seeking comment on the TCPA’s...more
FCC Seeks Comment on Petition Requesting Clarification - On March 7, the FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau released a Public Notice seeking comment on a Petition for Expedited Clarification or Declaratory...more
As discussed in our recent blog post, in February the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend its Truth in Caller ID rules. The NPRM largely tracks recent amendments to the Truth in Caller ID Act enacted...more
Although the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has been affected by the government shutdown, it released several TCPA items in late December before it suspended most operations due to the lapse in funding....more
Comments are due in a number of important TCPA proceedings in October. In response to a major decision out of the Ninth Circuit last month, which further entrenched a circuit split regarding interpretations of the definition...more
I just finished reading through most of the big consumer-side comments from notable Plaintiff’s lawyers, and consumer protection organizations. News flash: they all agree that the FCC should adopt the Marks interpretation of...more
As promised, here is Volume II following Eric’s Volume I, of our team’s analysis on the supplemental comments on the FCC’s TCPA Public Notice. Crunch San Diego, LLC - No surprises here. Crunch San Diego, LLC was armed...more
Well yesterday was the deadline for supplemental comments on the FCC’s big TCPA Public Notice. So today I begin the process of reading and digesting these things and reporting to all of you - I have just reviewed these in...more
On October 3, 2018, the FCC issued a Public Notice to seek comment on what constitutes an “automatic telephone dialing system” (ATDS) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in the wake of the Ninth Circuit’s Marks...more
On October 3, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Public Notice seeking comment on the meaning of an “automatic telephone dialing system” or “autodialer” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)....more
With the FCC’s comment deadline now behind us–it was June 13, 2018–we here at TCPAland have begun the process of reviewing the comments submitted to the FCC to share whatever nuggets of wisdom we can glean. The review...more
On March 16, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its long awaited decision in ACA International v. FCC, in which a group of petitioners across a spectrum of industries sought...more
The FCC is up to something. As we’ve now thoroughly reported, the FCC is seeking public comment on the scope and architecture of the TCPA following the ACA Int’l petition. Those who listen to our podcast know that the...more
As we reported here recently, the FCC is seeking public comment on a number of key issues impacting the scope of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). One issue of profound significance to be addressed by the FCC,...more