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Technology Law Dispatch
FTC Announces $50,000 Prize for Technical Solution Enabling Consumers To Block Robocalls
This post was also written by Amy S. Mushahwar. In last week’s all-day Robocall Summit at the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), representatives of the FTC and the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), and…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Trending on LXBN this Week: Election 2012, Eagle v. Edcomm, Google, Robocalling and "Blue Ivy"
This week's trending topics on LXBN draw insight from some of the LexBlog Network's strongest areas. It's no surprise that the election has garnered the level of conversation it has…
CommLawBlog
FTC Posts Bounty on Robocallers
By FHH Law
Sometimes technology just takes a wrong turn.
AdLaw By Request®
FTC Announces Robocall Summit
On the heels of our report that the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") is putting the obligations on entities that use auto-dialers -- “Robocalls” -- to public safety phone lines on…
Proskauer on Privacy
FCC Approves New Rules Curbing “Robocalls”
In a move that will no doubt please many consumers, on February 15, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission approved a new set of rules aimed to substantially curb the practice…
Technology Law Dispatch
FCC Approves Order to Tighten Regulatory Treatment of Robocalls Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
This post was written by Amy S. Mushahwar. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) acted today to tighten its rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and conform them, to the…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
BREAKING NEWS: FCC Adopts New Rules to Limit “Robocalls”
By Mark Brennan
A Report and Order from the Federal Communications Commission imposes new restrictions on autodialed and prerecorded telemarketing calls. Clients engaging in telemarketing should take note, as these restrictions extend beyond…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
FCC Proposes $2.96 Million Forfeiture for TCPA Violations
By Mark Brennan
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $2.96 million forfeiture against Travel Club Marketing, Inc. for apparent violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and related FCC rules regarding…
Inside Privacy
New York’s Do Not Call Law Now Covers “Robocalls”
New York has amended its Do Not Call law to cover automated telephone calls that deliver pre-recorded messages--so-called "robocalls." The New York law generally prohibits businesses from making "telemarketing sales calls" to…
Proskauer on Privacy
Robocalling. Easy. Doing it right? Maybe not so much . . .
On April 27, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission announced separate settlements with women's clothing retailer Talbots and its telemarketer SmartReply, Inc. for violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule ("TSR"). The…