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Robocalls
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CommLaw Monitor
June 2017 FCC Meeting Recap: FCC Proposes $120 Million Fine for Alleged “Spoofed Robocall Campaign”
By Kelley Drye
On June 22, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a first-of-its-kind Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) alleging that Adrian Abramovich, through numerous companies that he owned or…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
FTC Obtains Court Judgments Against California-based Robocallers Who Placed Billions of Illegal Calls
Aaron Michael Jones permanently banned from all telemarketing A federal district court judge in California has approved default judgments against Aaron Michael Jones and nine companies whom the Federal Trade…
FCC Law Blog
TCPA Update: FCC Seeks Guidance on Proposed Robocall-Blocking Rule
By Brian Weimer
Under new Chairman Ajit Pai’s leadership, the Federal Communications Commission (the “Commission”) is taking its first steps toward reforming its rules interpreting the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). On Wednesday,…
CommLaw Monitor
Deadlines Set for Robocall NPRM
By Kelley Drye
On Wednesday, May 17, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which aims to develop rules and…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Federal court upholds FTC opinion applying TSR robocall consent requirement to calls made using soundboard technology
A D.C. federal district court has rejected a trade group's attempt to invalidate a November 2016 FTC opinion in which the agency concluded that outbound telemarketing calls made using soundboard technology…
Ad Law Access
Judge Upholds FTC Staff Opinion that Avatar Calls are Prerecorded Messages under TSR
Yesterday, a D.C. district court upheld a recent opinion letter issued by FTC staff that extended robocalling restrictions to telemarketing calls that use so-called soundboard technology or “avatars.” This technology…
CommLawBlog
FCC Joins Industry to Eliminate Illegal Robocalls; Releases NPRM to Remove Regulatory Roadblocks
By FHH Law
Your phone rings. You look down at your phone, which reads “IRS.” You answer. “Hello?” There’s a pause. Then, in an automated tone, you hear this: “This call is to…
Capital Thinking
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Nominated for Second Term
Legislative Activity Bill on Unwanted Robocalls and Texts Introduced in Senate On March 8, Sens. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
FTC and Ten States Settle with Caribbean Cruise Lines for Robocall Accusations
This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and ten states settled charges against the Florida-based cruise line, Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc. (CCL), for an illegal telemarking campaign that inundated consumers…
CommLaw Monitor
FCC Chairman Pai Offers Ideas for “Aggressive Action” on TCPA Issues
By Kelley Drye
To close out his first week as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai spoke briefly at a meeting of the FCC’s Consumer Advisory Committee on Friday, January 27,…