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Over the last two years, federal and state agencies have significantly ramped up enforcement activities against companies and voice service providers allegedly responsible for the generation of illegal robocalls. That trend...more
The US Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband (“Subcommittee”) held a hearing on “Protecting Americans from Robocalls.” Testifying before the Subcommittee...more
On November 16, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) to seek information on the implications of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on robocalling, and the...more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is in the spotlight, and there are many eager to adopt such technology. For businesses that have incorporated or are seeking to incorporate AI into their processes, applicable legal restrictions...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are partnering in “Operation Stop Scam Calls,” a multijurisdictional effort to stop illegal telemarketing calls....more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are partnering in “Operation Stop Scam Calls,” a multijurisdictional effort to stop illegal telemarketing calls. Recent actions by the FCC...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced that new rules for non-telemarketing artificial or prerecorded voice calls (i.e., “robocalls”) go into effect on July 20, 2023. The new rules limit the number of...more
Effective July 20, 2023, nonprofit organizations and others making non-commercial calls using an artificial or prerecorded voice (known as robocalls) to residential lines may make no more than three such calls to a particular...more
Background on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act - Congress enacted the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in 1991 to address the growing number of uninvited marketing calls, including calls made by local...more
At its March 16, 2023 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Sixth Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Order and FNPRM, respectively), which significantly...more
On January 23, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced an important change to its rules regarding calls to residential numbers that are currently exempt from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)....more
The FCC has announced an effective date of July 20, 2023 for rule amendments that affect certain calls to residential numbers that currently are exempt from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) prior express consent...more
On January 23, the FCC announced that July 20 is the compliance date for amended telephone consumer protection act rules on prerecorded calls. As previously covered by InfoBytes, President Trump signed S. 151, the...more
As previously reported here, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a proposed rule in December 2020 that would place new call-frequency limitations and opt-out requirements on certain prerecorded...more
On January 20, 2023, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) announced the long-awaited effective date of new requirements for certain calls that are otherwise exempt from the Telephone Consumer Protection...more
On December 27, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an Order on Reconsideration and Declaratory Ruling clarifying the express consent requirements for calls placed to residential landlines under the...more
On December 21, the FCC issued an order on reconsideration and declaratory ruling under the TCPA, affirming a three-call limit and opt-out requirements for exempted residential calls. ...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that, among other things, imposes significant robocall mitigation requirements on...more
On May 19, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, Order, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that significantly expands obligations on...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: 51 Attorneys General Urge FCC to Implement...more
The National Association of Attorneys General (“NAAG”) sent a comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) in support of its efforts to reduce illegal robocallers’ access to legitimate phone numbers to make...more
Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others....more
The Federal Communications Commission recently proposed its largest ever robocall fine against John M. Burkman, Jacob Alexander Wohl, and J.M. Burkman & Associates LLC for apparently making more than 1,100 unlawful robocalls...more
Keeping with its aggressive efforts to combat unwanted robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on August 24, 2021, proposed fining a duo of conservative activists and their business $5.135 million for allegedly...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has adopted new rules to implement the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, providing guidance on how “private...more