Robocall

FCC Issues Robocall Citations to Three Companies

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May 6, 2015 This week, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued citations to Call-Em-All, LLC, Ifonoclast, Inc. d/b/a Phonevite, and M.J. Ross Group, Inc. d/b/a PoliticalRobocalls.com regarding the companies’ respective use of autodialers and/or artificial or prerecorded messages in connection with calls placed to cellular telephones. The citations follow a two year investigation into the […]

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FTC Sues Corporate Officers For Alleged Robocall and Text Message Marketing Scheme

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently filed its amended complaint in the action captioned Federal Trade Commission v. Acquinity Interactive, LLC, et al., Case No. 14-CV-60166 (S.D. Fl.), naming the owners of several companies allegedly engaged in a text message and robocall scheme involving offers for “free” merchandise, such as gift cards and iPads. The

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FCC Finds Robocalling Service Provider Liable for TCPA Violations

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On May 7, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a notice of apparent liability ruling which held that a robocalling service provider may be held liable for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) related to prior written consent, even if the robocalling service was merely providing transmission facilities that enabled its third

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“Debt Relief” Robocalling Telemarketers Settle with FTC

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently entered into multi-million dollar settlements shutting down the operations of several companies that allegedly used robocalls to contact consumers in order to trick them into paying upfront fees to get low credit card interest rates (which they ultimately never received). Background: The Robocalls and Purported Scam In lawsuits commenced

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FTC Settles with Service Provider over Robocall Violations

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Robocalls Robocalls are telephone calls that use both a computerized auto-dialer and a computer-delivered pre-recorded message.  Robocalls tend to receive a heightened level of scrutiny under various state and federal telemarketing laws – and that scrutiny is expected to increase when new Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) rules take effect on October 16, 2013. Regulatory

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