The latest congressional budget deal allows private debt collectors who collect on debts guaranteed by the government to autodial cell phones, despite the TCPA ban.
Tag: Robocalls
Avoid Having your Company Show up on the FCC’s Telemarketing and Robocall Complaint List
On October 21, 2015 the FCC announced that they would begin publishing the telemarketing and robocall complaint data that they receive on a weekly basis. The complaint data is available here. This data will certainly be searched by professional plaintiff’s who are looking for new business targets to go after. Business should make sure that… Continue reading Avoid Having your Company Show up on the FCC’s Telemarketing and Robocall Complaint List
Proposed Bill to Criminalize Robocalls without Prior Consent
One New York senator apparently wants to take telemarketing enforcement to the next level. In a bill sponsored by New York Senator Chuck Schumer, the senator proposes the so called “QUIET Act” that would make it a criminal offense to call someone using an ATDS (based off of the same murky definition used in the TCPA)… Continue reading Proposed Bill to Criminalize Robocalls without Prior Consent
FTC announces anti-robocall prize winners
As part of their annual competition, the FCC has announced the winners of its “Robocalls: Humanity Strikes Back” and “DetectaRobo analytic challenge” contests. Ethan Garr and Bryan Moyles created a solution called RoboKill, and received the first place prize of $25,000. Hemant Sengar came up with a similar solution and received $10,500. The non-monetary prize winners of the… Continue reading FTC announces anti-robocall prize winners
FCC TCPA Declatory Ruling Released
Commission Responds to Requests from Businesses and Attorneys General for Guidance on Robocall Blocking, Autodialers, Recycled Phone Numbers and More.
Don’t forget about the TSR! FTC attorney reminds businesses about TSR Robocall compliance
In a recent post to the FTC’s Business Blog, FTC attorney Bikram Bandy answered some basic questions about complying with the robocall provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rules (“TSR”). Similar to the FCC’s rules issued pursuant to the TCPA, the FTC prohibits certain robocalls. According to Bandy: “If you’re trying to sell something, you… Continue reading Don’t forget about the TSR! FTC attorney reminds businesses about TSR Robocall compliance
FTC announces two new robocall contests to be held this summer
Building on their success from previous years, the FTC will once again hold several contests to encourage the public to help them combat unwanted robocalls. The two contests are called Humanity Strikes Back, and DetectaRobo. The first contest asks contestants to create a technical solution for consumers that will identify unwanted robocalls and forward them to a so called… Continue reading FTC announces two new robocall contests to be held this summer
New FTC settlement reaffirms the fact that merely incorporating political surveys is not enough
The FTC announced today that it, along with 10 state attorneys general, have settled most of the charges in a lawsuit they previously brought against Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc. and several affiliates for illegally selling cruise vacations using a political survey robocalls component. Apparently, the defendants thought they could get away with combining their sales pitches with a political survey (which… Continue reading New FTC settlement reaffirms the fact that merely incorporating political surveys is not enough
FTC to Tap Hackers to Ring in Robocall Do Not Call Bandits
The Federal Trade Commission is looking to expand the technological arsenal that can be used in the battle against illegal phone spammers and do not call (DNC) violations by challenging DEF CON 22 attendees to build the ultimate “honeypot” to lure in and identify perpetrators of illegal robocalls. A robocall honeypot is an information system… Continue reading FTC to Tap Hackers to Ring in Robocall Do Not Call Bandits