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FCC ISSUES HISTORIC ROBOCALLING PENALTY 

On August 3, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) “issued a record-breaking $299,997,000 fine for auto warranty scam robocalls made by the largest illegal robocall operation the agency has ever investigated.” As readers of this blog know, the penalty comes on the heels of Operation Stop Spam Calls, a major crackdown on […]

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Robocall Violations, VoIP Providers, and the FTC

Robocall Violations, VoIP Providers, and the FTC

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently sent a strong message in enforcing its demands for information from certain VoIP providers. As part of an investigation into alleged robocall violations, the FTC sent letters demanding information from VoIP providers concerning certain telemarketing users. When the service providers failed to comply with the demands, the FTC sued

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FCC TCPA clinical trial ruling

FCC TCPA Ruling Exempts Certain Clinical Trial Calls

In a January 15, 2021 ruling, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) exempted certain telephone calls from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) ban on artificial or pre-recorded calls to residential lines.  Acurian, Inc., a company that recruits participants for clinical trials, petitioned for the TCPA exemption, arguing that the calls at issue were not made

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FCC Finds Robocalling Service Provider Liable for TCPA Violations

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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