On July 19, 2022, the New York State Division of Human Rights (NYSDHR) launched a confidential hotline at 1-800-HARASS-3 to field complaints of sexual harassment in the workplace and provide legal assistance to New York...more
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
On October 4, California passed a bill requiring a money transmitter to display a toll-free telephone number on its website through which a customer may contact the licensee for customer service issues and receive live...more
One of the CCPA amendments that has gone to the governor’s desk is AB 1564, which addresses the methods companies must make available to consumers to exercise their rights under CCPA. Businesses which operate exclusively...more
At its May 2019 Open Meeting, the FCC approved a Public Notice (“Notice”) that sets the stage for the auction of certain toll free numbers with the dialing code 833—the first time an auction mechanism will be used to...more
Toll free calling began in 1967, with the introduction of the 800 toll free code. It remains a frequently used communications tool, even in the Internet age, as new toll-free applications are developed, including the...more
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) is slated to consider potential new rules concerning the use of 800 numbers at its upcoming June 7, 2018, open meeting. One item involves the increasing ability of consumers to...more
The FCC has proposed rules that could affect every company that uses toll free numbers in the US, by increasing the cost to obtain those numbers and creating an open market to buy and sell those numbers. The FCC plan would...more
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) at its September Open Meeting that proposes significant changes to not only the methodology for assigning...more
The Federal Communications Commission has just issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that could dramatically change the way companies obtain 800 numbers, especially so-called vanity numbers or easy-to-remember numbers. ...more
Toll free telephone numbers celebrated their 50th birthday this year (frankly, without much fanfare). These numbers allow callers to reach businesses without being charged for the call. When long distance calling was...more
On September 2, 2015, the FCC opened its Fee Filer system for payment of Fiscal Year 2015 (FY 2015) Regulatory Fees which will be due by 11:59 PM on Thursday September 24, 2015. For the first time, the FCC will begin...more
Last year, the FCC announced that it would begin collecting FCC Regulatory Fees from a new class of contributors – "Responsible Organizations" or "RespOrgs." Carrier-affiliated RespOrgs already are subject to FCC regulation,...more