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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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FCC Proposes New Regulations for AI-Generated Robocalls

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a new notice of proposed rulemaking that would impose new requirements for autodialed marketing calls and texts that use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate...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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FCC Proposes New Rules for AI-Generated Content in Calls and Texts

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has once again set its sights on artificial intelligence (AI), proposing consumer protections in the use of AI-generated content in robocalls and robotexts. Illegal robocalls and...more

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FCC Sends Letters to Telecom Companies About AI For Political Calls

Continuing its focus on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sent letters to nine telecommunications companies asking about the efforts they are taking to prevent...more

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FCC to vote on AI-generated robocall rules

On July 16, the FCC proposed new consumer protections against AI-generated robocalls and planned to vote on these proposals at the August Open Meeting. If approved by the Commission during the meeting, these rules would...more

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FCC Releases Draft NPRM Considering Broader Regulation of AI-Generated Robocalls

Chairwoman Rosenworcel announced at the FCC’s July 16 open meeting that the Commission is considering adoption of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) seeking comment on proposals to regulate AI-generated robocalls. The...more

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FCC Proposal Regarding Use Of AI In Telemarketing

With the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) becoming more widespread across almost all aspects of life, the FCC has taken several steps to regulate its use in the telemarketing space. As our readers are aware, earlier this...more

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Mid-Year TCPA Roundup: Navigating Recent Legislative and Litigation Developments

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) landscape continues to evolve as new legislation is implemented and courts across various jurisdictions grapple with complex issues regarding standing, agency, and consent. This...more

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Telemarketing in 2024 – A Mid-Year Review

As we approach the 2024 halfway mark, businesses that rely on texting and calling to promote their products and services face an onslaught of new and significant legal and regulatory developments. To help with tracking these...more

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Three Things Lead Generators Need to Know About the FCC Single Seller Ruling

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As previously blogged about, here, the Federal Communications Commission recently published the final, single-seller lead generator consent rule (the “Rule”). The Rule amends the definition of “prior express written...more

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Robocall Enforcement: Voice Providers Should Take Note of FCC’s New “C-CIST” Designation for Actors Posing a “Significant Threat”...

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On May 13, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) classified for the first time a group of entities and individuals – dubbed “Royal Tiger” – as a Consumer Communications...more

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Eleventh Circuit Eviscerates TCPA Class Action Settlement

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On May 13, 2024, in Drazen v. GoDaddy.com, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a scathing, 123-page decision reversing a district court’s approval of a class-action settlement in...more

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TCPA Tracker for March 2024

Cases of Note - Kansas Court Holds that TCPA Does Not Allow Contribution Claims - The United States District Court for the District of Kansas dismissed a defendant’s third-party negligence claim that attempted to seek...more

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Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 12 – Telemarketing and Texting

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Listen to Episode 12 of our podcast, the Ad Law Tool Kit Show. In this episode, partner Ari Rothman talks to host Shahin Rothermel about telemarketing and texting. Check out the episode....more

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FCC Continues to Roll Out TCPA Changes and Interpretations

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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

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FCC Announces Final Rule Reflecting Changes to TCPA Revocation of Consent

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On March 5, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission announced that it has adopted new rules and codified previously adopted protections that make it simpler for consumers to revoke consent to unwanted robocalls and...more

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

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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

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Redial: 2023 TCPA Year-in-Review

Eversheds Sutherland presents our 8th annual TCPA year-in-review report highlighting key TCPA issues and trends. Few industries are immune from TCPA liability. In 2023, the insurance, financial services, energy and health...more

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New TCPA Rules: Revoking Consent to Robocalls and Robotexts

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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

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FCC Adopts New Robocall and Robotext Consent Rules Under TCPA

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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

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New Bill to Modernize the TCPA Would Significantly Expand Potential Liability

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On January 29, 2024, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. introduced the Do Not Disturb Act, a bill that would amend the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and “fix” the Supreme Court’s ruling in Duguid that limited the...more

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FCC issues final rule on revocation of consent for robocalls and robotexts

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a final rule amending its regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to add new provisions addressing how consumers may revoke consent to...more

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New TCPA Opt-out Rules Coming as FCC Adopts Report and Order on Revocation of Consent

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On February 15, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted the Draft Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Report and Order”) that it released last month under the Telephone Consumer...more

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FCC Confirms A.I.-Generated Robocall Voices Are “Artificial” under the TCPA

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Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Declaratory Ruling stating that existing federal regulations related to using “an artificial or prerecorded voice” to deliver a telephone message, also...more

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