Ohio has new regulations preventing the fraudulent use of phone number spoofing.
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Autumn Telemarketing Regulations: A Cornucopia of Enforcement and Litigation
Thanksgiving is coming up soon and marketers may well find themselves thankful that they are not in regulatory hot water like the callers in the following cases. PAC Sued for TCPA Violations The Law Enforcement for a Safer America Political Action Committee has been sued for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).… Continue reading Autumn Telemarketing Regulations: A Cornucopia of Enforcement and Litigation
New York Governor Signs Robocall-Blocking Legislation
New York has new robocall-blocking laws.
Biden Officially Nominates Rosenworcel to FCC Chair, Nominates Sohn as Commissioner
Ending a long, unusual saga, President Joe Biden has finally nominated Jessica Rosenworcel to a permanent appointment as Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair while nominating her for another 5 year term on the FCC, as her previous term expired last year. He also nominated public interest lawyer Gigi Sohn for the vacant fifth Commissioner slot. Both… Continue reading Biden Officially Nominates Rosenworcel to FCC Chair, Nominates Sohn as Commissioner
CFPB’s Regulation F Debt Collection Rule Goes into Effect November 30
Last year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released the final version of Regulation F, a significant rule updating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The rule addresses how debt collection regulations relate to the changes in communication technology since the FDCPA’s initial passage into law in 1977. It will take effect on November… Continue reading CFPB’s Regulation F Debt Collection Rule Goes into Effect November 30
HelloFresh Settles TCPA Class Action for $14 Million
A recent major TCPA class action settlement centers on DNC list violations.
FCC Chair Proposes Rules to Block Robotexts
FCC Chair Rosenworcel proposes new rules to require mobile carries to block illegal text messages.
Six Months After Facebook, the ATDS Landscape Begins to Take Shape
SCOTUS’s decision in Facebook v. Duguid was six months ago. Let’s look at how things stand.
New York Disaster Emergency Calling Restriction Status
It shall be unlawful for any telemarketer doing business in this state to knowingly make an unsolicited telemarketing sales call to any person in a county, city, town or village under a declared state of emergency as described in sections twenty-four or twenty-eight of the executive law.
The Epistolary FCC: Open Letters From the Senate To and About the FCC
One of the stranger sagas of the first year of Joe Biden’s presidency is his failure to nominate a permanent chair and fifth commissioner to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). We covered this issue back in June when more than 50 advocacy groups published an open letter urging the president to fill the open slot.… Continue reading The Epistolary FCC: Open Letters From the Senate To and About the FCC