News & Analysis as of September 13, 2024

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The United States Federal Communications Commission is an independent federal agency established by the Communications Act of 1934. The Commission is charged with regulating interstate and international... more +

Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Strengthens Robocall Enforcement Partnerships, Amends Telemarketing...

Mintz - Technology, Communications & Media... on 3/28/2024

Commission Strengthens International and Domestic Robocall Enforcement Partnerships - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) entered into three new agreements to enhance its robocalling investigation and enforcement...more

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BakerHostetler on 6/17/2022

No More Social Fix for Cali Kids? New state bill targets social media addiction - Vertigo 2.0 - There’s a tidal wave of anger against social media. And every time it seems to crest, another swell comes up from...more

Shaken AND Stirred - FCC adopts caller ID standards to combat illegal spoofing; definition of autodialer remains elusive

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 4/4/2020

The FCC announced on March 31, 2020, new rules requiring implementation of caller ID authentication, known as STIR/SHAKEN. The FCC is requiring voice service providers to implement caller ID authentication using the...more

State Attorneys General and Voice Service Providers Agree on Anti-Robocall Principles

Womble Bond Dickinson on 8/29/2019

On August 22, 2019, all 50 State Attorneys General, plus the District of Columbia, as well as 12 major voice service providers, announced a set of Anti-Robocall Principles they have agreed to implement, or continue to...more

FCC Amends Its Caller ID Rules to Broaden their Scope and Effect

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 8/6/2019

The FCC on August 1 voted to adopt enhanced Truth in Caller ID rules that will subject a broader range of “spoofed” calls to new heftier statutory civil penalty and potentially criminal sanctions for willful and knowing...more

The Next Round of the FCC’s “Call Blocking by Default” Approach Kicks off with a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 6/12/2019

By directing voice service providers to deal with “unwanted calls” as part of its anti-robocall policies, the FCC seems to have moved well beyond addressing “illegal and spoofed robocalls.” The text of the FCC’s new “Call...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

Do B2C Telephone Communications Now Need to Win the Popularity Contest to Not Be Preemptively Blocked?

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 5/20/2019

Businesses may dial large volumes of numbers daily for a variety of legitimate purposes. These calls now appear to have become swept up and conflated with illegal robocalls, with a number of undesirable consequences....more

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