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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

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

TCPA Text Lawsuits Are a Dangerous Play!

On October 28, 2024, The Sports Prophets Inc. (“Defendant”) was sued in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for allegedly violating the Internal Do Not Call (“DNC”) list compliance...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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Grocery Store Hit with Internal Do Not Call (“DNC”) List Compliance Class Action

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On September 10, 2024, La Tropicana Food L.P. (“Defendant”) was sued in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for allegedly violating the Internal Do Not Call (“DNC”) list compliance...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

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Questions About Phone’s Business Use Defeat Class Certification

A California federal court has denied class certification where questions existed about the use of the plaintiff’s phone number for business. Christopher Payne filed a putative class action against Sieva Networks, alleging...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

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

What Constitutes A TCPA Solicitation?

Readers of this blog know that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) is an oft-discussed topic, with companies continuing to find themselves named as defendants in TCPA lawsuits. Thankfully, two recent decisions...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FCC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding the Use of AI-Generated Technologies for Consumer Communications

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued a unanimous Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry targeting the use of AI-related technologies for communicating with consumers. In the proposed rule,...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

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FCC Proposes New TCPA Rules for AI Calls and Texts

On August 7, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry related to the use of artificial intelligence in outbound calls and texts. Among the proposed rules...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FCC Considers Updates to Telephone Consumer Protection Act

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has not been updated in over 30 years. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been asked by Congress to take “decisive action in addressing the escalating issue of...more

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FCC Proposes New Rules for AI-Generated Calls and Texts

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On July 17, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (draft NPRM) that would, among other things, propose new rules to regulate AI-generated calls and...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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Put Down Your Phone and Watch Those Texts: New Regulations Impacting Your Outreach to Customers, Clients and Contacts

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The speed, sophistication, and ease of a company’s communications or outreach with and to their customers or clients only continues to get better and better. Just ask your marketing and sales teams about the new technology or...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Opt-In Texts Violated the TCPA, Arizona Court Rules

An Arizona federal court determined that opt-in texts could violate the TCPA in a new decision. Although Monica Abboud registered her phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry, she alleged that she received...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District Court says defendant violated TCPA written consent requirement

On June 6, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland held that the prerecorded telemarking calls placed by a health insurance provider and its affiliated marketing company required prior written consent from...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

2nd Circuit rules that text messages are not artificial voices

Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that a text message did not violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and affirmed the lower court’s order. The appellate court granted the...more

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11th Circuit: Another GoDaddy TCPA Class Settlement Is a No-Go

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In the latest decision in a long-running saga in Drazen v. Pinto, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals tackled several issues regarding a proposed class settlement agreement....more

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Second Circuit Upholds TCPA Case Dismissal: ATDS Must Generate Phone Numbers, Text Messages Don’t Qualify as Artificial Voices

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In Soliman v. Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, Ltd, the plaintiff alleged that the defendant violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by sending a text message to her cell phone using an automatic...more

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