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2021 December Restricted Do Not Call Dates

State Restricted Do Not Call Dates

December 1, 2021 – Mrs. Rosa Parks Day

Alabama*

December 24, 2021 – Christmas Day (observed)

Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Utah

December 25, 2021 – Christmas Day

Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah

December 27, 2021 – Christmas Day (observed)

Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island

December 31, 2021 – New Year’s Holiday (observed)

Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Utah

* Each county and municipality may elect to observe Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day as a holiday

Canadian Restricted Do Not Call Dates

December 25, 2021 – Christmas Day

National Canada

December 26, 2021 – Boxing Day

Ontario

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.

2021 November Restricted Do Not Call Dates

State Restricted Do Not Call Dates

November 2, 2021 – Election Day

Pennsylvania

November 11, 2021 – Veterans Day

Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah

November 25, 2021 – Thanksgiving Day

Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Utah

Canadian Restricted Do Not Call Dates

November 11, 2021 – Remembrance Day

National

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.