The Pallone-Thune TRACED Act was signed into law on December 30, 2019 as a major piece of legislation governing the regulation of robocalls. Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) continued its implementation of the TRACED Act, announcing new rules and seeking public comment on another proposed rule. On April 28, the FCC issued a… Continue reading FCC Continues to Implement Provisions of the TRACED ACT
Tag: FCC Rulemaking
FCC Mandates Implementation of STIR/SHAKEN by June 2021
In another move to enact the provisions of the TRACED Act, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an order that officially mandates that all phone companies implement STIR/SHAKEN call authentication technology by June 30, 2021. In the press release announcing the order, the FCC writes that “[w]idespread deployment of STIR/SHAKEN will reduce the effectiveness of… Continue reading FCC Mandates Implementation of STIR/SHAKEN by June 2021
FCC Announces Formation of Hospital Robocall Protection Group
FCC Announces Formation of Hospital Robocall Protection Group Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the formation of a Hospital Robocall Protection Group. According to the FCC, this group—whose formation is mandated by the TRACED Act—will work to develop best practices for the following: How voice service providers can better combat unlawful robocalls made… Continue reading FCC Announces Formation of Hospital Robocall Protection Group
Court Rules In Favor of TCPA Defendant Claiming Previous Subscriber’s Consent
A district court ruled that a caller could reasonably rely on the consent of a previous subscriber when calling a number that had since been recycled to another user.
Bank Hit with Near-$200,000 Judgment for TCPA Violations
The Southern District of New York Court rendered a costly judgment against the defendant in Jiminez v. Credit One Bank, N.A., No. 17 CV 2844-LTS-JLC, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 203613 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 22, 2019): $197,000 for 380 calls that violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Interestingly, 42 of those calls were made to a… Continue reading Bank Hit with Near-$200,000 Judgment for TCPA Violations
Verzion to Automatically Enroll Customers in Robocall Blocking Feature
Verizon announced this week that they would begin automatically enrolling some of their users in their Call Filter program, which blocks robocalls.
Northern District of Texas Determines That Predictive Dialers Are Not An ATDS
The Northern District of Texas determined that predictive dialers are not necessarily classified as an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS).
Phone carriers can now block robocalls by default
Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a Declaratory Ruling that will allow phone service providers to block robocalls by default. Reasonable call analytics will be used by the services providers to determine if default blocking will be allowed. There is currently no clarification of what constitutes “reasonable” or “wanted” which puts the burden on… Continue reading Phone carriers can now block robocalls by default
FCC Proposes Robocall Blocking by Default
On May 15, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) submitted a proposal that would allow phone carriers to block unwanted robocalls to their customers by default. Most phone service providers offer call-blocking as an opt-in service, but this new initiative would allow robocall blocking by phone carriers without opt-in. The proposal will not compel phone companies… Continue reading FCC Proposes Robocall Blocking by Default
FCC’s Reassigned Number Database Becomes Final Rule
The FCC’s long awaited reassigned number database has officially become a final rule. In December of last year, the FCC announced its intention to create this database, which will, “contain the most recent permanent disconnection date for toll free numbers and for each number allocated to or ported to each provider that receives North American… Continue reading FCC’s Reassigned Number Database Becomes Final Rule