July 2013

Is Information such as WHO you called on your mobile telephone, WHEN You Spoke and WHERE You Were When you Had the Call . . . PRIVATE? The FCC’s Recent CPNI Ruling Seeks to Ensure That It Is.

Mobile telephones seemingly can store everything nowadays.  Consumers generally assume that this information is protected – safe from the hands of third party advertisers, service providers, etc. In fact, Section 222 of the Telecommunications Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), establishes a duty on every telecommunications carrier to “protect the confidentiality of proprietary information […]

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Will the New TCPA Amendments Apply Only to Cell Phones?

Readers of this blog should be aware that the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has approved amendments to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), which will go into effect on October 16, 2013.  The TCPA amendments require telemarketers to obtain prior express written consent from consumers before placing or sending autodialed and/or pre-recorded marketing calls/texts to

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Debt Collection Agency Hit with $3.2 Million Penalty

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced yesterday that the debt collection agency Expert Global Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “EGSI”) will pay $3.2 million to settle an action commenced by the FTC only two days ago.  The FTC reports that the settlement is the largest it has ever obtained. The FTC’s Complaint On July

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Summary of the Delaware Online Gaming Regulations

Following the lead of New Jersey and Nevada, Delaware has released a draft of its online gaming regulations.  The Delaware online gaming regulations will be enforced by the Delaware State Lottery Office and are available for public comment through July 31st, 2013.  This post will outline some of the important aspects of the proposed regulations. Delaware

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Domino’s Pizza Pays Almost $10 Million in TCPA Settlement

As many of our followers are already aware, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) is dominating the headlines with multi-million dollar class action settlements being reached almost weekly.  By various accounts, TCPA filings are up 40-60% in 2013, when compared to the same period in 2012.  On the heels of last month’s $16.3 million dollar TCPA

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