Robocall

FCC Calls for “Strike Force” to Combat Robocalls

July 28, 2016 Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) Chairman, Tom Wheeler, last week encouraged the major wireless and wireline telecommunications carriers to offer cost-free call-blocking services to customers.  This week, AT&T announced that it has heeded that call to action and will form a strike force to come up with a plan to prevent robocallers […]

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FCC to “Rigorously Enforce” TCPA Political Robocall, Text Message Regulations

March 17, 2016 As the 2016 election cycle continues to heat up, the Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau (the “FCC” or “Commission”) released an Enforcement Advisory this Monday outlining the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) regulations governing political robocalls, text messages and pre-recorded calls. Why should political campaigns ensure that their phone calls and text

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FTC Commences Action for Violations of Telemarketing Sales Rule

March 11, 2016 Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it has commenced an action against KFJ Marketing, LLC, Sunlight Solar Leads, LLC and Go Green Education and an officer of each of the three (3) mentioned companies, respectively (collectively, “Defendants”), for violations of the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule.  The complaint, filed in the

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FCC Releases Spreadsheet of Robocall and Telemarketing Complaint Data

October 22, 2015 This Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) released a spreadsheet of robocall and telemarketing consumer complaint data. The spreadsheet is available for public download and will be updated every week. Why has the Commission released this information, and how will it affect telemarketers?

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South Carolina Anti-Robocall Statute Ruled Unconstitutional

August 12, 2015 Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit struck down a South Carolina anti-robocall statute. The Circuit Court determined that the South Carolina law unconstitutionally regulated free speech in violation of the First Amendment. What about the South Carolina anti-robocall statute made it unconstitutional?

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NY Senator Introduces “QUIET Act” Targeting Robocalls

July 8, 2015 On June 25, 2015, the senior Senator of the State of New York, Mr. Charles Schumer, introduced a bill before the United States Senate seeking to pass the “Quell Unnecessary, Intentional, and Encroaching Telephone Calls Act of 2015 (the “QUIET Act”). If passed, the QUIET Act will impose harsh financial penalties, and

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FCC and NYAG Warn PayPal: That’s Not TCPA Consent

June 16, 2015 The hits just keep on coming for PayPal, Inc. (“PayPal”). Last Thursday, two days after PayPal and eBay, Inc. (“eBay”) received a list of demands from the New York Attorney General’s office (the “NYAG”), the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC” or “Commission”) delivered a letter to PayPal, rejecting the company’s attempt at

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NYAG Questions Robocall Consent Language in eBay, PayPal User Agreements

June 12, 2015 This Tuesday, Ms. Kathleen McGee, Internet Bureau Chief for the New York Attorney General’s Office, scrutinized the recently revised User Agreements of eBay, Inc. (“eBay”) and PayPal, Inc. (“PayPal”), respectively. Specifically, the NYAG has questioned certain robocall consent provisions contained in these agreements, which purportedly authorize the sending of autodialed and/or prerecorded

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