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Seventh Circuit Upholds Indiana Ban on Robocalls
By Njeri Chasseau, Jason Gordon
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld an Indiana statute banning robocalls, concluding that the statute was evenly applied in an effort to prohibit unsolicited…
CommLaw Monitor
FCC Announces MOU with Canadian Counterpart to Combat Robocalls, Issues Enforcement Advisory on Automated Texts
By Kelley Drye
Heading into the holiday season, the FCC shows no signs of slowing down in its consumer-focused initiatives, in particular those related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Earlier this…
Capital Thinking
FCC to Consider Business Data Services, Mobility Fund Orders at November Open Meeting
Legislative Activity Election Generally Leaves Telecom-Related Committee Members in Place The November 8 election saw many of the incumbents on the principal congressional committees involved in the telecommunications sector win…
CommLaw Monitor
FCC Reaches Out to Consumers on TCPA Issues
By Kelley Drye
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is increasing its visibility in response to what it has repeatedly cited as its largest source of consumer complaints to the Commission: autodialed and prerecorded calls (which the…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
FTC Announces Settlement Over Illegal Telemarketing Calls
On November 1, 2016, the FTC announced that a group of entities known as the Consumer Education Group settled FTC charges that, between late 2013 and 2015, it made millions…
Technology Law Dispatch
FCC Robocall Strike Force Releases Its Report on Curbing Unwanted and Illegal Robocalls
By Judith L. Harris, Kimberly Chow
On October 26, the Federal Communications Commission convened a second meeting of the Robocall Strike Force, which has been working for two months to develop solutions to the problem of…
All About Advertising Law
$500 is the Max – The TCPA is Not a Fee Shifting Statute
By Samuel D. Boro, Venable LLP
Recently, there have been numerous cases dismissed because plaintiffs have treated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) like a business opportunity rather than as a consumer protection statute. Courts also…
CommLaw Monitor
FCC Continues Crusade to Curb Robocalls
By Kelley Drye
The FCC’s high-profile efforts with regard to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) continue. In addition to two controversial orders released in the last two weeks, the FCC is pushing…
School Law
FCC Issues Declaratory Ruling that School Districts May Make “Robocalls” Without Violating Telephone Consumer Protection Act
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) recently issued a declaratory ruling confirming “that school callers may lawfully make robocalls and send automated texts to student family wireless phones pursuant to an…
Data Protection Report
FCC Rules on TCPA Consent Requirements and Emergency Purpose Exception
On August 4, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a declaratory ruling clarifying the scope of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) consent requirements to send robocalls and automated…