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The TCPA SMS Rules Keep Changing: Why You Need a Telemarketing Attorney to Keep Up

The TCPA SMS Rules Keep Changing: Why You Need a Telemarketing Attorney to Keep Up

Thirty years ago, telemarketers exclusively used phone calls as their preferred advertising medium. In 1991, Congress passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) to protect consumers from unwanted advertising calls. Today, telemarketing has shifted its focus from phone calls to text messages. The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has determined that a text message and a […]

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TCPA autodialer- Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

FTC Recovers $30 Million in DNC List Violation Settlement

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently announced the settlement of a lawsuit with the Career Education Corporation (“CEC”).  The operator of post-secondary education institutions was accused of federal Do-Not-Call List (“DNC list”) violations and related telemarketing, lead generation, and advertising wrongdoing.  The underlying allegations, and the settlement and related restitution agreed to, should serve as

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Telemarketing Restrictions During Emergencies

Over the last several months, telemarketers have confronted a new reality that forces them to understand the implications of declarations of public health and other emergencies issued by local, state, and federal governmental agencies.  Various jurisdictions have telemarketing restrictions that are triggered upon such declarations, making recent months and the foreseeable future a particularly tricky

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Telemarketing Contracts: Worth Your While Before You Dial?

Communicating with consumers via telephone and text messaging has been a popular tool for businesses for decades.  With the increasing need for social distancing brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, however, and despite some state restrictions on telemarketing activities during this period of uncertainty, telemarketing has become an even more useful advertising and consumer outreach

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Virginia’s Amended Telemarketing Regulations Go into Effect on July 1

On April 2, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed a bill into law that amends the State’s Telephone Privacy Protection Act (the “Act”). The amendments to Virginia’s telemarketing regulations are intended to curb caller ID spoofing and broaden the definition of what a “telephone solicitation call” is within the meaning of the statute. Additionally, the

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