FCC regulations

Marketing Partner Lists, The FCC, and Telemarketing’s Future

On February 23, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) issued a telemarketing Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“FNPR”). Most notably, the FCC telemarketing FNPR seeks to: (1) extend the reach of the Do-Not-Call (“DNC”) Registry to specifically include text messages; and (2) restrict the use of marketing partner lists […]

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TCPA robocall

Government Contractors Subject to New FCC TCPA Robocall Rules

On December 14, 2020, the Federal Communications Communication (“FCC”) issued an Order on Reconsideration (“Order”) overturning a 2016 decision that allowed federal government contractors to robocall consumers without their prior express consent. The Order updated the FCC’s previous interpretation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Now, the FCC has made clear that certain government

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TCPA opt-out

FCC Asked to Clarify Scope of TCPA Opt-Out Requests

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) is in the process of evaluating whether to issue a declaratory ruling which would provide clarification on if and how companies are permitted to respond to consumer TCPA opt-out requests.  Such guidance offers the promise of providing much needed certainty to businesses trying to more efficiently manage relationships with their

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FCC Clarifies TCPA Fax Exemption

December 27th, 2019 In an important decision concerning the Junk Fax portions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) recently issued a declaratory ruling clarifying the scope of the TCPA fax exemption.  The ruling came in response to a petition filed by Amerifactors Financial Group, LLC (“Amerifactors”) requesting clarification from

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New FCC Regulations to Curb Foreign Caller ID Spoofing

August 6, 2019 On August 1, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted new regulations that will allow the federal government to pursue enforcement actions against foreign businesses that knowingly “spoof” US recipients with the intent to cause harm, defraud, or obtain anything of value. Spoofing is the practice of using misleading caller ID information

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