
Written by Dwayne Sam
On June 15, 2021, the FCC issued a Public Notice announcing the launch of a beta test for users of the Reassigned Numbers Database it first proposed in June 2017 and voted to create in
Written by Dwayne Sam
On June 15, 2021, the FCC issued a Public Notice announcing the launch of a beta test for users of the Reassigned Numbers Database it first proposed in June 2017 and voted to create in…
Written by Dwayne Sam
By unanimous vote, the Florida State Legislature recently passed CS/SB 1120. This Bill updates the Florida Telemarketing Act and the Florida Do Not Call Act, creating a Florida-specific version of the Federal TCPA. Although…
Written by David Carter
Mere hours after the Supreme Court’s historic decision in Facebook v. Duguid was released, the legislative fight to overturn it began. Not surprisingly, leading the charge is Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the…
Written by David Carter and Artin Betpera
In a potentially game-changing decision, the Supreme Court today unanimously agreed that the TCPA’s definition of autodialer is narrow. Writing for the Court, Justice Sotomayor determined that “Congress’ definition of an autodialer requires…
Written by David Carter
Net neutrality. Closing the digital divide. The future of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Whether the protections provided to social media platform by Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act will be transformed. These and a…
Written by Dwayne Sam
Companies that rely on third parties to market products could face legal exposure under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when those third-party agents call, text or fax consumers without the requisite consent. Under such circumstances,…
Written by Artin Betpera and Nikku Khalifian
In July 2020, the Supreme Court held in Barr v. Am. Ass’n Policitical Consultants, 140 S. Ct. 2335 (2020) that the TCPA’s government debt exception passed by Congress in 2015 rendered the statute…
Written by Artin Betpera
Over the years, the FCC has established a number of exemptions to the TCPA’s prohibition on unconsented autodialed and pre-recorded or artificial voice calls. Last year, Congress directed the FCC under the TRACED Act to revisit…