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Now I Get It! FCC’s Potentially Forthcoming Call Blocking Rule Explained– Carriers May Soon Be Able to Auto-Enroll You Into Call Blocking Features By Default

4 Jun 20195 Jun 2019

You've probably heard some of the hullabaloo regarding the FCC's new call blocking proposal. What's it really all about? Glad you asked. As the battle against robocalls shifts into high…

It Just Got Real: TRACED Act Barrels Across The Senate Goal Line

23 May 201924 May 2019

The US Senate today approved the TRACED Act, S. 151, as reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, by a vote of 97-1. Only Senator Rand Paul…

Pai To State AGs: Unwanted Robocalls Require Comprehensive Response

22 May 201923 May 2019

In addressing the National Association of Attorneys General (AG) on Monday in Washington, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai first warned attendees to turn off their cellphones for fear…

The FCC Speaks: Commissioner O’Rielly Highlights The Need For TCPA Reform And Cites The Czar’s Epic Takedown of John Oliver’s False “Robocall” Narrative

16 May 201920 May 2019

In an expansive speech before ACA International – yes, the ACA International of ACA Int’l v. FCC fame – Commissioner O’Rielly stated emphatically that “[n]ow, more than ever, it’s crucial…

Congressional Action…

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…

Compromise TCPA FCC Proposal Gathers Steam: Recent FCC Submission Fleshes out Potential ATDS and Revocation Paradigms

3 May 20197 May 2019

As we reported a few weeks back, the Baron and I are working hard to break the logjam and assist the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) to reach a ruling on…

Building a Record: House Subcommittee Plumbs Depths Of Legislative Solutions To Illegal Robocalls

1 May 20192 May 2019

Over the course of two and a half hours yesterday morning, nineteen members of the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee (ten Democrats and nine Republicans), including the Chairman and Ranking…

BREAKING: FCC Seeks Comment on Reassigned Database Reconsideration Requests

30 Apr 20191 May 2019

Yesterday the FCC issued a Public Notice seeking comment on a joint petition by the Competitive Carriers Association, CTIA, and the U.S. Telecom Association asking the Commission to reconsider its…

Down Goes the Exemption: TCPA’s Content-Specific Government-Backed Debt Exemption Struck Down on First Amendment Grounds

24 Apr 201924 Apr 2019

This one is big. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a first-in-the-nation result, just held that the TCPA violates the First Amendment because the government-backed debt exception is an…

The March of Technology: Takeaways from T-Mobile’s Announcement of Anti-Robocalling Feature

If you listened to Episode 3 of the Unprecedented podcast, you are aware of the cutting-edge technologies that companies like YouMail and Hiya are deploying to help consumers avoid scam…

Commerce Entreats FCC To Retain Government Contractor TCPA Immunity

9 Apr 201910 Apr 2019

As the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) continues to wrestle with post-ACA International TCPA issues, the US Department of Commerce suddenly has weighed in on the continued immunity of…

Congressional Action…

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…

Due Process Meets Agency Deference: TCPAWorld Analyzes The Supreme Court Argument In PDR Network v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic.

26 Mar 201926 Mar 2019

The TCPA is caught in the middle of a tug-of-war of grand constitutional questions – due process, agency discretion, and jurisdictional limitations. The answer to these questions could have enormous…

Combatting Illegal Robocalls: FCC’s “Top Consumer Protection Priority”

13 Mar 201914 Mar 2019

Even U.S. Senators are not immune to illegal robocalls. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) received an automated call purportedly from the FBI, a “final notice” about the need to settle a…

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! The U.S. Solicitor General Set to Argue in Closely-Watched PDR Network Petition

7 Mar 20198 Mar 2019

Chiropractic clinic, Carlton & Harris, has a friend in the U.S. Solicitor General. The Supreme Court has granted the Solicitor’s General request to appear as a friend of the court…

ATDS/Human Intervention…

Deference No More: What BNSF Railway v. Loos Teaches About Future Hobbs Act Challenges to FCC TCPA Orders And The Definition Of An ATDS.

6 Mar 20197 Mar 2019

At first blush, the Supreme Court’s recent decision in BNSF Railway v. Loos would seem to have little relevance to TCPA World. The case, after all, involves whether compensation paid…

Light at the End of the TCPA Tunnel for Subway?

4 Mar 20197 Mar 2019

Sometimes, an arguably innocent bystander can find a potential path to escape the tunnel of TCPA liability. To that end, in Warciak v. Subway Restaurants, Inc., 1-16-cv-08694, 2019 U.S. Dist.…

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