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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — Federal Communications Commission Proposes New Rules For Non-IP Caller...

At its April Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at closing the non-IP caller ID authentication gap. The NPRM is the next step in the FCC’s efforts to...more

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FCC Grants Narrow One Year Effective Date Extension of TCPA Consent Revocation Requirement

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Readers may recall that in February 2024, the FCC adopted a Report and Order imposing a number of new TCPA caller and texter compliance obligations in connection with consumer revocation requests, which are applicable to...more

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FCC Delays Key Part of New Consent Revocation Rule Until 2026

Last year, the FCC adopted new rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) designed to expand consumers’ rights to revoke consent to receive robocalls and text messages. As we noted in a prior post, these changes...more

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FCC Grants Limited One-Year Extension for TCPA Robocall Revocation Rule Compliance

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order extending the effective date of certain parts of § 64.1200(a)(10) of its rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to April 11, 2026....more

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The TCPA’s New Opt-Out Rules Take Effect on April 11, 2025 - What Does This Mean for Businesses?

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The legal world has been abuzz with news of the Federal Communications Commission's One-to-One Consent Rule, which was vacated by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals last month. However, an additional new FCC rule warrants...more

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Time of Day TCPA Cases Inundate the Federal Docket

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. § 227, is always a hot topic. Over the course of the last four months, however, a new and novel theory of TCPA liability—time-of-day text message cases—has flooded the...more

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One Florida Firm is Targeting Ecommerce Brands With TCPA Class Actions Claiming That Promotional Text Messages Sent Outside of...

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In 2024, a single firm in Florida started targeting social media users with an ad campaign claiming that any promotional text message sent outside the hours of 8am and 9pm violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. This...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News — February 2025

We are pleased to present our latest edition of Telephone and Texting Compliance News, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In this month’s Regulatory Update, we cover the FCC’s...more

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Delays Implementation of One-to-One Consent Rule

On January 24, the FCC issued an order postponing the effective date of its one-to-one consent rule. The rule, which would have required companies to obtain individual consent for each marketing partner before sharing...more

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Eleventh Circuit Overrules FCC's One-to-One Consent Rule

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On Friday, the Eleventh Circuit, in Insurance Marketing Coalition Ltd v. FCC, found that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) overstepped its statutory authority in implementing robocall and robotext "one-to-one...more

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FCC’s New 1:1 Consent Rule Spells Trouble in 2025

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On January 27, 2025, the new Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) rule requiring telemarketers to obtain one-to-one consent for robocalls/texts is scheduled to go into effect. Expanding on the Telephone Consumer...more

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Reminder: FCC’s One-to-One TCPA Consent Rule Takes Effect January 27, Raising Enforcement and Litigation Risks

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The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) new Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) one-to-one consent rule takes effect in less than one week – on January 27, 2025. The new rule, once effective, will...more

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Wireless Roundup (January 2025)

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FCC Seeks Comment on Proposed Requirements for Covered Text Providers Under the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: In this Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requests...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Launches Process to Remove Over 2,000 Providers from RMD;...

Federal Communications Commission Initiates Proceeding to Remove Over 2,000 Providers from Robocall Mitigation Database - On December 10, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) released an Order directing over 2,000...more

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FCC’s One-To-One Consent Rule Takes Effect in January

For those who send marketing texts, keep in mind the FCC one-to-one consent rule update. It has been getting some publicity, and takes effect January 27, 2025. As most are aware, TCPA requires getting consent before sending...more

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FCC Announces Effective Date for One-to-One Consent Rule

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Late last year, we discussed the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) new rule aimed at closing the “lead generator” loophole by requiring telemarketers to obtain one-to-one consent from consumers for robocalls and...more

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Effective Date Announced for New TCPA Rules on Consent Revocation

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As discussed here, on February 15, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved amendments to the rules and regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). These amendments were...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Sets Effective Date for Calling and Texting Consent Rules, Takes...

Earlier this year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a series of rules clarifying and imposing a number of calling and texting compliance obligations related to consumer consent revocation requests under the...more

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FCC sets April 15 as effective date for new robocall rules

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The FCC set April 11, 2025 as the effective date for new rules designed to make it easier for consumers to revoke consent for calls and texts subject to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and requiring callers honor these...more

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TCPA Turnstile: Four Scariest Developments (and a Potential Ray of Light Amid the Fright) (TCPA Update Vol. 19)

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As we reach the peak of this year’s Spooky Season, we thought it would be helpful to revisit some of the scariest recent developments in the realm of TCPA litigation and compliance. The conventional wisdom is that some of...more

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FCC Announces Effective Date for New Revocation of Consent Order

Earlier this year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a new report and order (“Order”) concerning revocation of consumer consent under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The new rules revise how...more

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Effective Dates Announced for Amendments to TCPA Rules

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced new effective dates for amendments to rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) aimed at strengthening consumer protections against robocalls and...more

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Measures for Businesses to Comply with the FCC’s One-to-One Consent Rule by January 27, 2025

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On January 27, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) “1:1” consent rule for telemarketing texts and auto-dialed, i.e., robocalls and robotexts will go into effect (the “Final Rule”). The...more

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FCC Sets October Comment Deadlines on NPRM for AI-Generated Calls and Texts

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has announced comment deadlines for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry (NPRM and NOI) released in early August that, among other things, proposes...more

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TCPA Tracker for July 2024

Cases of Note - FCC Proposes New Rule to Regulate AI-Generated Content in Calls and Texts - On August 7, 2024, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that seeks to implement new rules regarding...more

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