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Robocalls
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Of Digital Interest
Are Your Robocalls Legal? Following Federal Law May Not Be Enough
Last week’s Seventh Circuit ruling in Patriotic Veterans v. State of Indiana confirms that businesses should check both federal and state laws before using automatic dialing systems (ATDS) to deliver prerecorded…
Inside Political Law
Seventh Circuit Upholds Indiana Statute Regulating Interstate Political Robocalls
By Derek Lawlor
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the application of Indiana’s telemarking statute to interstate political calls was not preempted by federal law. You can read more details…
Technology and AI
Third and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeals Issue TCPA Decisions
By David Poell, Shannon Petersen
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227, et seq. (“TCPA”), prohibits “robo-calls” to cell phones, text messages and “junk” faxes without prior consent. It imposes statutory penalties from…
The Contingency
No Means No, Third Circuit Holds
Dell argued that it could keep robo-calling a woman's mobile phone with robo-messages about her Dell debt until Hell Froze Over. The fact that she'd withdrawn her consent (from a…
Inside Global Tech
FTC, FCC Testify Before Senate On Robocall Fraud
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance held a hearing entitled, “Stopping Fraudulent Robocall Scams: Can More Be Done?” The hearing takes place two weeks…
Media Law Prof Blog
FTC Announces Winners of Anti-Robocall Contest
The FTC has announced two winners of its Robocall Challenge contest to deter those annoying, nasty robocalls. Aaron Foss and Serdar Danis have both come up with devices to filter or deter…
Technology Law Dispatch
DING-A-LING-A-LING: The FCC Enforcement Bureau Calling!
While telemarketers, debt collectors and others wait for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to answer technical questions such as “EXACTLY what is an autodialer,” the FCC has just made clear…
CommLawBlog
Outraged FCC Takes Strong Action, Shakes Finger at Robocallers
By FHH Law
It's too bad traffic violations don't work the same way. I could breeze through a red light with a friendly wave for the officer, and all he could do, at…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
FTC Text Spam Enforcement on the Rise
By Michelle Kisloff, Mark Brennan
On March 7, the FTC announced a major new initiative cracking down on text message spammers and drove home the point by commencing eight new lawsuits against alleged spammers. In…
CommLawBlog
FCC Bars Non-Emergency Robocalls to PSAP Numbers
By FHH Law
The FCC has established a new and separate "do-not-call" registry designed specifically to protect 911 emergency services from non-emergency calls. Anyone using autodialing technology -- including political organizations and non-profit…