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Robocalls
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Legal Profession Blog
Robocall Conviction Draws Interim Suspension
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has suspended a convicted attorney on an interim basis pending final action In re John M. Burkman, Jr. Bar No. 463259. December 5, 2023.…
State AG Blog
State AG Updates: November 2-9, 2023
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates. Multistate Twenty-five attorneys general submitted a letter urging…
CyberAdviser
FCC and FTC Announce new AI Calling and Voice Initiatives
On November 16th, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced new independent initiatives regarding the use and implications of AI technologies on consumers in the context…
FCC Law Blog
FCC Launches Inquiry into the Risks of AI on Unwanted Robocalls and Texts
By Drew Svor, Abram Shanedling, Tifenn Drouaud
Consistent with the White House’s Executive Order this week laying out a national policy on AI, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released a draft Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) that would…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
AI for Robocalls on Agenda for November FCC Open Meeting
By Gracie Kreth
The FCC has published the tentative agenda for its November 2023 Open Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for November 15, at 10:30 a.m. EDT and will be livestreamed at www.fcc.gov/live and available on the…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
FCC Proposes Probe into AI in Robocalls
By Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team
Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Ronsenworcel recently announced a proposed directive to focus the FCC on AI’s burgeoning role in scam calls, particularly those targeting the elderly. The proposal will…
Inside Global Tech
FCC to Consider Inquiry into AI’s Effects on Illegal Robocalls and Texts
By Yaron Dori
Yesterday, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that she will be circulating for consideration to her fellow commissioners a proposed Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) that will seek to develop a public…
Comm Law Center
FCC Enforcement Monitor September 2023
By Scott R. Flick, Elizabeth Craig, Adam J. Sandler
By Scott R. Flick, Elizabeth Craig and Adam J. Sandler Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Strengthens VoIP Robocall Guardrails
The FCC has adopted rules to modernize and strengthen the Commission’s requirements for Voice over Internet Protocol providers to obtain direct access to telephone numbers in order to reduce access…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Imposes $116 Million on ScammerBlaster for Illegal Robocalls
The FCC has imposed a $116 million fine against a group of parties responsible for generating toll free dialing fees by making illegal robocalls. The responsible parties, Thomas Dorsher, ChariTel,…