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Robocalls
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Federal Government Civil Litigation
EDNY Courts Enjoin Transmission of Fraudulent Robocalls
The corona virus pandemic has presented new opportunities for fraud, particularly against the elderly and vulnerable, and these fraudulent schemes are often carried out through robocalls. The EDNY U.S. Attorney’s…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
District Court Orders Injunctions against Two Telecom Carriers Who Facilitated Hundreds of Millions of Fraudulent Robocalls to Consumers in the United States
First of Their Kind Injunctions Obtained by Justice Department The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered orders in two separate civil actions, barring eight individuals…
Inside Privacy
FCC Seeks Nominations for Hospital Robocall Protection Group
Earlier this week, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) took another step toward implementing the TRACED Act by announcing that it is seeking nominations for the Hospital Robocall Protection Group. As…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #232 – Spam Phone Calls Rampant for Remote Workers
For those of us who work outside of the home during normal times, we know when we are home on the weekends not to answer our home telephone unless we…
CommLawBlog
You May Get Some More Robocalls, Thanks to COVID-19
By FHH Law
I hate them, you hate them, we all hate robocalls with a passion (commonly used four-letter descriptions omitted here). But the Federal Communication Commission (“FCC”) had good reason last week…
Communications, Media & Entertainment
FCC Declares Certain Calls/Texts Regarding COVID-19 Are Exempt From The TCPA
By David Poell, Shannon Petersen
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) generally prohibits automated calls, including text messages, to cell phones without sufficient prior express consent, and imposes a statutory penalty of $500 to $1,500…
CommLaw Monitor
FCC Plans to Mandate STIR/SHAKEN Anti-Spoofing Framework, Deregulate End-User Access Charges at March Meeting
By Kelley Drye
The FCC plans to mandate that voice service providers adopt caller ID authentication technology to combat illegal “spoofing” and deregulate longstanding end-user access charges at its next meeting scheduled for…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Seventh Circuit Joins Third and Eleventh Circuits in “Autodialer” Circuit Split
By Mark Brennan, Arpan Sura, John Castle
The U.S. Courts of Appeal increasingly agree on how to interpret the definition of “automatic telephone dialing system” (“ATDS” or “autodialer”) in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The Seventh…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Eleventh Cir. Rejects Broad Reading of “Autodialer”
The key issue is how to interpret ambiguous language in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) definition of “automatic telephone dialing system." The Eleventh Circuit panel’s decision in Glasser rejects…
Media Law Prof Blog
FCC: Robocaller Should Pay Nearly $13M Fine For Illegal, Spoofed Robocalls
The FCC has suggested that Scott Rhodes, whom the agency has named as a robocaller who placed "unlawful, spoofed robocalls to target a community grappling with the recent murder of…