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FCC sets April 15 as effective date for new robocall rules

Ballard Spahr LLP on 10/31/2024

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

FCC Establishes New Rules to Enhance Consumer Control Over Automated Calls and Texts

Troutman Pepper on 3/14/2024

On February 16, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a significant move to combat consumers’ receipt of unwanted communications. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) already regulates automated calls and...more

New TCPA Rules: Revoking Consent to Robocalls and Robotexts

Troutman Pepper on 3/1/2024

On February 15, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved amendments to the rules and regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The adopted Report and Order and Further Notice of...more

FCC Adopts New Robocall and Robotext Consent Rules Under TCPA

WilmerHale on 2/29/2024

On February 15, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or “the Commission”) adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“the Order”) pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) that...more

FCC Continues TCPA Rule Modifications and Anti-Robocalls/Robotext Campaign in 2024

Venable LLP on 2/2/2024

Addressing robocalls and robotexts under authority granted to it by the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) continues to be a priority agenda item for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Most recently, the...more

New FCC Rule Affects Consumer Consent for Robocalls and Robotexts

Jones Day on 12/22/2023

A new FCC rule will require comparison shopping websites and lead generators to obtain consumer consent to receive robocalls and robotext messages one seller at a time....more

FCC Issues New Consent Requirements for Certain Marketing Communications

Pierce Atwood LLP on 12/22/2023

In an important regulatory update that may significantly impact your organization’s marketing strategies, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted amendments to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) with a...more

FCC Closes Lead Generator Loophole by Requiring One-to-One Consent; Proposes Further Regulation of Robocalls/RoboTexts

Troutman Pepper on 12/18/2023

On December 13, by a vote of 4-1, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules aimed at “closing the ‘lead generator’ robocall/robotexts loophole.” Specifically, the rule requires telemarketers to obtain...more

New TCPA Rules For Prerecorded Calls To Landlines Take Effect July 20

ArentFox Schiff on 7/13/2023

Major changes to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) regulations applicable to unsolicited informational robocalls to landlines are coming into effect on July 20, 2023. As anyone with a landline telephone during...more

New FCC Robocall Rules for Nonprofit and Political Calls Begin July 20, 2023

Venable LLP on 6/5/2023

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

FCC Telemarketing Update – latest rule developments impacting your business

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 3/29/2023

In a flurry of activity at its meeting on March 16, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), finalized rules aimed at robocaller identification and mobile carrier requirements, and proposed a new rule for comment...more

FCC Sets Volume Limits For Some Prerecorded Calls to Home Phones

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/18/2021

The FCC recently adopted new rules that will limit the volume of calls that can be made to residential phones under certain TCPA consent exceptions. The new rules affect non-telemarketing calls that use an artificial or...more

FCC Issues Call Volume and Opt-Out Rules for Calls Exempted From TCPA’s Consent Requirements

Womble Bond Dickinson on 1/13/2021

Over the years, the FCC has established a number of exemptions to the TCPA’s prohibition on unconsented autodialed and pre-recorded or artificial voice calls. Last year, Congress directed the FCC under the TRACED Act to...more

House Energy and Commerce Committee to Consider New Version of the “Stopping Bad Robocalls Act”

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/21/2019

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is poised to consider a revised version of Chairman Pallone’s (D-NJ) “Stopping Bad Robocalls Act.” The revised bill was introduced this morning and consideration of the legislation by...more

FCC Establishes Reassigned Phone Number Database

Jones Day on 1/8/2019

The Federal Communications Commission adopts rules for its new database aimed at reducing the number of unwanted calls to reassigned phone numbers. Each year, approximately 35 million telephone numbers in the United States...more

FCC Adopts Rules to Establish Reassigned Number Database with TCPA Safe Harbor

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 12/19/2018

On December 13, 2018, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released new rules1 relating to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), in an effort to cut down on wrong number calls and texts by establishing a...more

BREAKING: FCC Final Report and Order Creating Recycled Number Database Released

Womble Bond Dickinson on 12/14/2018

Here it is...more

Woah!: The Top 10 Things You Need to Know About the FCC’s Big New Reassigned Number Database (that Isn’t Really a Reassigned...

Womble Bond Dickinson on 12/14/2018

All right TCPAland, its official. The FCC has adopted and implemented its new rules regarding the creation of a *cough* reassigned number *cough* database. The rule is designed to cut down on wrong number robocalls... ...more

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