READ EM AND WEEP: Here Are Those Redlines of the Proposed TCPA Revisions I Promised You…

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So TCPAWorld.com broke the news yesterday of a new bill in Congress sponsored by Representative Frank Pallone.

The bill would modify the definition of ATDS–well, really destroy it and replace it with the vulgarity “robocalls” as a shorthand for regulated technology–and require disclosures for the use of AI in marketing. Really fascinating.

I asked the good Duke to prepare a redline of the TCPA accounting for the new edits and here is what he has come back with.

As you can see the bill erases the definition “automatic telephone dialing system” and then literally uses the term–without definition–as part of the definition of “robocall.?

Egads.

The bill also includes a new definition of text message, which you can check out here:

So a “text” message includes any message consisting of “images, sounds, or other information.” Not sure these guys know what “text” means. Also, pretty sure sending a Snap, Marco Polo (cool ap) or TikTok constitutes a text message under this definition–and that tells you everything you need to know about how thought out this is.

You can read the full redline in word version here: Full Redline

Have thoughts? Share them in the comments. Chat soon.

Also–GOOD NEWS! Queenie and I will be presenting on a FREE webinar on Thursday at 10:30 am to discuss this bill and its impact on folks! it will be MASSIVELY attended and critical for folks to understand the impact of the new proposal.

Register now!!!

 

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The Czar of TCPAWorld Eric Troutman is one of the country’s prominent class action defense lawyers and is nationally recognized in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation and compliance. He has served as lead defense counsel in more than 70 national TCPA class actions and has litigated nearly a thousand individual TCPA cases in his role as national strategic litigation counsel for major banks and finance companies. He also helps industry participants build TCPA-compliant processes, policies, and systems. Eric has built a national litigation practice based upon deep experience, rigorous analysis and extraordinary responsiveness. Eric and his team feel equally at home litigating multibillion dollar telecommunications class actions in federal court as they do developing and executing national litigation strategies for institutions facing an onslaught of individual TCPA matters. They thrive in each of these roles – delivering consistently excellent results – while never losing sight of the client experience. While many firms now tout TCPA expertise, Eric has been there from the beginning. He built one of the country’s first TCPA-only defense teams and began serving as national TCPA counsel for his clients nearly a decade ago. This perspective allows him to swiftly develop the right litigation strategies for dealing with recurring problems, without wasting time on tactics that are bound to fail. Eric’s rich historical perspective and encyclopedic knowledge of the TCPA landscape also make him an invaluable resource to institutional compliance teams struggling to comply with the shifting regulatory landscape. No task is too small – or too big. Indeed, Eric and his team have helped build TCPA-compliant systems and processes for some of the largest and most complex corporate entities in the country. He commonly works with in-house compliance counsel to build and implement enterprise and business-line specific TCPA solutions, performs TCPA audits and drafts and reviews proposed TCPA policies and procedures. He and his team also have the technical expertise necessary to assist call centers seeking to develop TCPA-resistant call path architecture or to modify existing telephony and software integration to better insulate from potential TCPA exposure. Eric has built a reputation for thought leadership. An avid blogger and speaker, he has been at the forefront of the industry’s effort to push for clarity and a return to sanity for the TCPA for years. He was selected to advocate for the financial services industry on important TCPA issues before the Federal Communications Commission and co-authored the nation’s only comprehensive practice guide on TCPA defense. In his spare time, Eric leads defense teams representing banks and other financial services companies in consumer finance litigation matters. He has experience representing clients in UCC, TILA, RESPA FCRA, CCRA, CLRA, FDCPA, RFDCPA and FCCPA claims, as well as in fraud and bank operations issues.

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