Telecommunications, Auto-Dialed Calls, Opt-Outs

FCC revocation rules poised to take effect

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 4/1/2025

Barring a last-minute reprieve, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) new rules regarding how consumers can revoke their consent under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) will go into effect on April 11, 2025...more

FCC Continues to Roll Out TCPA Changes and Interpretations

Hudson Cook, LLP on 4/4/2024

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

FCC Issues Mixed-Bag Amended TCPA Exemptions Order

Troutman Pepper Locke on 1/24/2023

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

FCC’S Year-End TCPA Orders Place New Limitations on Automated & Prerecorded Calls

Goodwin on 1/15/2021

Financial Services, Healthcare, and Technology sector clients — and any company that places non-marketing calls or text communications to customers by automated means — should pay close attention to two new FCC orders from...more

TCPA Update: FCC Imposes New Call Limits and Opt-Out Requirements

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/7/2021

On December 30, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Report and Order updating a number of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) exemptions. The Report and Order codifies exemptions...more

Central District of California Grants Motion for Summary Judgment After Finding That Plaintiff Failed to Revoke Prior Express...

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 11/22/2019

The Central District of California recently granted summary judgment to the defendant on a TCPA claim in Mendoza v. Allied Interstate LLC, SACV 17-885 JVS (KESx), 2019 WL 5616961 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 22, 2019), finding that the...more

FCC Adopts Controversial Declaratory Ruling Encouraging “Call Blocking By Default”

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 6/7/2019

Voice service providers soon may dictate which calls will reach you. The FCC honed in on “unwanted calls” when it voted at its Open Meeting yesterday to adopt a Declaratory Ruling and Third Further Proposed Rulemaking (the...more

FROM THE MAILBAG: The Czar Answers TCPAland Questions About Timing of Revocation/Recycled Number Requests, Healthcare Exemption

Womble Bond Dickinson on 11/27/2018

NOT LEGAL ADVICE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE–DON’T RELY ON THIS–CONSULT AN ATTORNEY - Every once in a while we get some questions from our loyal readers. Thought I’d take a minute and provide a few answers where I...more

FCC Closes Loopholes and Expands Telephone Consumer Protection Act “TCPA” Consumer Protections in Declaratory Ruling and Order

Womble Bond Dickinson on 7/20/2015

On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) released a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) Declaratory Ruling and Order (“TCPA Declaratory Ruling and Order” or “Order”) offering...more

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