In a previous blog post, we reported on the FCC’s new pro-consumer TCPA ruling. On July 10, 2015, the FCC officially released the Declaratory Ruling and Order, which became effective immediately. The ruling creates new and increased compliance and litigation challenges for businesses. A more detailed analysis of these changes can be found
FCC Approves New Pro-Consumer TCPA Rules That Will Likely Create Increased Compliance and Litigation Headaches for Businesses
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently adopted a proposal aimed at clarifying certain provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The proposal addresses twenty-one (21) petitions related to the TCPA, touching on issues from robocall-blocking services to treating text messages as calls. While the actual package of declaratory rulings has not yet been released,
Senators Urge FCC “Not to Weaken” the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
A group of ten democratic senators led by Senator Edward Markey joined in a letter to the FCC urging it “not to weaken the privacy protections” contained in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) preventing most autodialing calls to landlines and mobile phones.
The senators specifically singled out proposals currently being considered by the FCC