FCC, Scams, Robocalling

Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Takes Action Against Alliant, Deems Repeat Robocaller Group as...

Mintz - Technology, Communications & Media... on 6/3/2024

Federal Communications Commission Finishes Its “Spring Cleaning” Initiative, Taking Action Against Alliant - The Federal Communications Commission’s (Commission) Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) took its third and final...more

Campaña “Robocall” Que Impulsa Alivio Fiscal Falso Obtiene Un Cese Y Desista

Foodman CPAs & Advisors on 5/6/2024

El 4/4/24, la Oficina de Cumplimiento de la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones (“FCC”) emitió una carta de cese y desista contra Veriwave Telco debido a una campaña ilegal de llamadas “Robocall” perteneciente a un “Programa...more

Robocall Campaign Pushing Fake Tax Relief Gets Cease And Desist

Foodman CPAs & Advisors on 5/6/2024

On 4/4/24, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Enforcement Bureau issued a cease-and-desist letter against Veriwave Telco due to an illegal robocall campaign pertaining to a “National Tax Relief Program.” The FCC also...more

FCC Bans AI Voices in Robocalls, Yet Deep Fake Scams Persist

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 2/22/2024

On February 8, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission outlawed AI-generated voices in robocalls and with the upcoming Presidential election in the United States, it is easy to see why. Imagine the implications if “leaked...more

Battling the Robocall Onslaught: The FCC’s Strategic Measures Against AI-Driven Scams

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/12/2024

Aiming to curb the use of AI, voice cloning technology in robocall scams, on February 8, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a unanimous declaratory ruling prohibiting unsolicited robocalls with voices...more

FCC Chairwoman proposes making all AI-generated robocalls “illegal” to help State Attorneys General

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/5/2024

On January 31, FCC Chairwoman, Jessica Rosenworcel, released a statement proposing that the FCC “recognize calls made with AI-generated voices are ‘artificial’ voices under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which...more

Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — Senate Holds Hearing on “Protecting Americans from Robocalls”; Senators...

Mintz - Technology, Communications & Media... on 12/1/2023

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

FCC Reaches New Heights With $300M Robocall Fine

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 11/8/2023

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its largest fine to date, totaling $299,997,000, in an action against an auto warranty scam robocall operation run by an international network....more

FCC Proposes Probe into AI in Robocalls

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/27/2023

Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Ronsenworcel recently announced a proposed directive to focus the FCC on AI’s burgeoning role in scam calls, particularly those targeting the elderly. The proposal will be...more

FCC Takes On Texts, Expands Consumer Protections

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/12/2023

It has been busy at the FCC. On March 16, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) announced its issuance of two headline-making Report and Order and Further Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM)...more

FCC regulations target scam robotexts

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/28/2023

On March 16, the FCC adopted its first regulations specifically targeting scam text messages sent to consumers. Recognizing that robotexts are generally covered under the TCPA’s limits against unwanted calls to mobile phones...more

AD-ttorneys@law - August 2022 #2

BakerHostetler on 8/16/2022

FCC Slams American Scammers for 8 Billion Robocalls - With too many calls to document, carriers are ordered to pull the switch on traffic - One Robo to Call Them All - What sort of activity earns a court order, a public...more

FCC’s Novel TCPA Enforcement Action Targets Arbitrage Schemes

Wiley Rein LLP on 7/20/2022

At its July Open Commission meeting, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) voted to approve a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) against Thomas Dorsher, ChariTel Inc, OnTel Inc, and...more

AGs Commit to Fight Robocalls With FCC

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 6/30/2022

The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) shared a commitment to work collaboratively with the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in a new letter signed by 41 attorneys general (AGs). Recognizing the FCC’s...more

51 Attorneys General Urge FCC to Implement Stronger Barriers Against Robocallers

Cozen O'Connor on 11/19/2021

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

AD-ttorneys@law – May 2021 #2

BakerHostetler on 5/12/2021

BakerHostetler 2021 Data Security Incident Response Report – Disruption and Transformation - The report provides risk mitigation and compromise response intelligence from more than 1,250 data security incidents the firm...more

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ January 2021

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 1/29/2021

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

FCC Takes Action Against COVID-19-Related Scam Robocalls

Robins Kaplan LLP on 4/14/2020

Earlier this month, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) jointly warned three gateway providers to immediately stop transmitting a “flood” of overseas-originating scam...more

Congress Passes Bipartisan Robocall Legislation

Hogan Lovells on 12/23/2019

On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act (S. 151), which the House of Representatives passed in a 417-3 vote earlier...more

FCC’s Robocall Ruling Raises Industry Concerns of Erroneous Blocking of Their Lawful Calls

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 6/13/2019

While most Americans might breathe a sigh of relief upon learning of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) June 6, 2019 5-0 bipartisan vote authorizing phone companies to automatically identify and block...more

FTC Enforcement Trends in Consumer Protection

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/12/2019

A comprehensive review of recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) consumer protection actions shows that the FTC continues to be one of Washington’s most aggressive regulators. While the number of enforcement...more

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