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FCC Clarifies Express Written Consent Requirement for Exempt Callers under TCPA and TRACED Act
By Mary M. Gardner, Ellen T. Berge, Jay Prapaisilp
On December 27, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an Order on Reconsideration and Declaratory Ruling clarifying the express consent requirements for calls placed to residential landlines under the…
Comm Law Center
FCC Enforcement Monitor December 2022
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 Affirms Restrictions for Robocalls to Residential Lines, Revises Consent Rules
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) prevents certain calls to wireless and residential telephone numbers without prior express consent of the called party or a statutory exemption. The FCC has…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
FCC Opens Call Spoofing Complaint Portal to Private Entities
By Virginia Bell Flynn, Brooke Conkle, Sarah Siu
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Tuesday that it has opened a new portal which private companies can use to report suspected robocalls and illegal call spoofing of their numbers.…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
WCB Sets January 11, 2023 Deadline for Robocall Certification by Gateway Providers; All Intermediate and Voice Providers Must Block Traffic from Unlisted Gateway Providers Starting April 11, 2023
By Jeff Lanning
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has issued a Public Notice announcing that January 11, 2023 is the deadline for gateway providers to submit certifications, including robocall mitigation…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Orders all U.S. Voice Providers to Block Student Loan Scam Robocalls
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (EB) has ordered all U.S.-based voice service providers to immediately terminate or block illegal robocall traffic offering student loan assistance, including loan forgiveness, made by or…
Financial Services Perspectives
FCC Declares Ringless Voicemails Are Subject to TCPA’s Robocall Restrictions
By Grant A. Premo, Andrew J. Narod
In a recently issued ruling, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declared that “ringless voicemails” are “calls” subject to the requirements of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Ringless voicemail technology delivers…
CommLawBlog
FCC Seeks to Fill Challenging Gap in STIR/SHAKEN Robocall Defenses
The FCC Launches Formal Review of How to Bring Non-IP Phone Networks into Caller ID Authentication Ecosystem to Protect Consumers On October 27, 2022, the FCC released a Notice of…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Declares that Ringless Voicemails are Subject to Robocall Restrictions
The FCC has unanimously found that callers must obtain consumers’ prior express consent before delivering “ringless voicemails,” messages delivered to consumers’ mailboxes without ringing their cell phones. The Telephone Consumer…
State AG Blog
State AG Updates: November 3-9, 2022
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates. Multistate A coalition of 25 attorneys general filed…