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Stunning Decision from West Virginia: Common Carriers Can Be Liable for TCPA Violations on Their Network

3 May 20215 May 2021

Platforms, carriers, and anyone else worried about TCPA liability should pay close attention to a recent decision out of West Virginia. Daina Mey sued several common carriers--including CenturyLink and Level…

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Court Confirms: No Private Right of Action for “Spoofing”

24 Mar 202125 Mar 2021

The TCPA's complex patchwork of statutes and regulations is brimming with private causes of action for the injured (or enterprising) plaintiff. But not every violation provides a remedy, as a…

ATDS/Predictive Dialer Cases…

The TCPA and the First Amendment: Where We Are and Where We’re Going

13 Jul 202015 Jul 2020

Following the Supreme Court’s long awaited, but ultimately disappointing, decision in Barr v. AAPC, one thing is clear. Broad, facial challenges to the TCPA based on the government-backed debt exemption…

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Coronavirus Legislation May Shut Down Callers: Proposed Legislation to Ban All Debt Collection, Adverse Credit Reporting During Pandemic

24 Mar 202024 Mar 2020

There is a lot going on in Washington D.C. this week as rival House and Senate coronavirus aid packages work their way through the legislative process. Of most interest to…

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UPDATED: TCPA Czar Joins NPR to Discuss TCPA, TRACED and Why We’ll Never Solve the Robocall Problem Relying on Old/Bad Laws (W/ PICS!)

26 Dec 20197 Jan 2020

It takes a lot to get the Czar out of the world-renown Squire Patton Boggs Podcast Studio 8H, but the chance to appear before a national audience on NPR's On…

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Radio Clash: Czar Joins NPR’s “On Point” Live Christmas Eve at 10 AM Eastern/7 AM Pacific

23 Dec 201922 Mar 2020

For those of you looking for entertainment on your holiday drive, look no further than NPR's live call-in show, "On Point," at 10 AM Eastern/7 AM Pacific. The Czar will…

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COMPROMISE ROBOCALL BILL PASSES HOUSE: Pallone-Thune TRACED Act ON TO THE SENATE

4 Dec 20195 Dec 2019

Well that didn't take long. Just last Wednesday we reported that the text of the so-called Pallone-Thune TRACED Act--the "compromise" robocall bill merging elements of the House's original Stopping Bad…

Arbitration Under Attack: New Bill Aims To Curb Contractual Rights To Arbitration.

13 Sep 201916 Sep 2019

By their very nature, many TCPA suits end up in arbitration, particularly when a bank or other financial institution is involved. This serves benefits for both the consumers and the…

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FULL ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE TO MARKUP ROBOCALL BILL TOMORROW

The full House Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a markup tomorrow morning of a list of some 26 bills, with the first on the list being the Stopping…

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YET ANOTHER TCPA/ROBOCALL BILL: HELPING “LOCK UP” ROBOCALLERS

20 Jun 201921 Jun 2019

Not to be outdone by their U.S. Senate colleagues, six Members of the House of Representatives have introduced the bi-partisan Locking Up Robocallers Act of 2019, H.R. 3325. The lead…

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House Robocall Legislation Taking Shape

12 Jun 201913 Jun 2019

With Congress back on Capitol Hill after its latest recess, reports are emanating that a compromise, composite House robocall bill is in the works. Reportedly, House Committee on Energy and…

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Washington Update: TCPA Week In the Capital

16 May 201920 May 2019

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) “summit” announcements, a Congressional oversight hearing with all FCC Commissioners, proposals for default call-blocking services, yet more sponsors for the Senate’s TRACED Act, and a forceful…

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Huge TCPA Impact?: Congressional Focus On Robocall Legislation Shifts To House of Representatives With Hearing and New Bills

29 Apr 201930 Apr 2019

Not to be outdone by their Senate colleagues, the legislative focus on combating illegal robocalls shifts to the U.S. House of Representatives this week. The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology…

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Legislative Initiatives To Address Illegal Robocalls Continue

15 Apr 201916 Apr 2019

As he promised last week, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has reintroduced the Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones (“ROBOCOP”) Act in the US Senate. S. 1212 was referred to…

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Yet More Senate Commerce Committee Robocall Focus

5 Apr 20198 Apr 2019

In the aftermath of approval of the TRACED Act, S. 151, the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s focus on robocall issues has not abated. The Committee’s Subcommittee…

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Seven More Senators Join the TRACED Act Bandwagon

4 Apr 20195 Apr 2019

Yesterday, on the day the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation favorably reported the TRACED Act, S. 151, seven additional members of the Senate signed on as co-sponsors. That…

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Senate Commerce Committee Favorably Reports TRACED Act

3 Apr 20193 Apr 2019

This morning the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation favorably reported the TRACED Act, S. 151. This action came after the bill picked up Committee Chairman Roger Wicker…

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TRACED ACT SCHEDULED FOR SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE ACTION

2 Apr 20193 Apr 2019

The U.S. Senate version of the TRACED Act, S.151, is on the schedule for a full Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee markup tomorrow starting at 9:30 a.m. It is…

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