Telemarketing Lead Generators: How Many “Marketing Partners” Is Too Many?
For years, lead generators have obtained telephone numbers for their clients to call by obtaining the consumer’s consent to receive calls from certain entities specifically identified by the lead...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Judge Says Cell Phones Not Subject to Federal Do-Not-Call...
Last week, a magistrate judge in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina dismissed a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuit brought by a plaintiff who claimed calls...
View ArticleFCC Proposes Rule to “Close the Lead Generator Loophole,” with...
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to “ban the practice of obtaining a single consumer consent as grounds for delivering calls and...
View ArticleFCC Levies $5 Million Fine for Political Calling Campaign That Violated the TCPA
As part of a broader campaign to go after “robocall” violations, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a $5,134,500 fine against a company and its owners for making 1,141 robocalls...
View ArticleFCC Proposes Codifying New TCPA Consent Rules in Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking intending to strengthen consumers’ ability to revoke consent to receive both robocalls and robotexts, in addition...
View ArticleFCC Proposes “All-In” Video Service Advertising Rules for Cable and Satellite TV
On Tuesday the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to require cable operators and direct broadcast satellite (DBS) providers to specify an “all-in” total price for their video...
View ArticleFCC Releases Proposed Rule for Codifying Updates to the TCPA
As we recently previewed, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published its Proposed Rule that would codify its updated guidance on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The TCPA...
View ArticleFCC Proposes $20 Million Forfeiture Against Telecommunications Service...
Last week, the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture proposing a $20 million forfeiture, essentially a fine, against two telecommunications...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Label? FCC Begins Rulemaking Procedure for Cybersecurity Labeling...
Cybersecurity and data protection is front and center on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) agenda. The latest manifestation of this is the FCC’s issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...
View ArticleFCC Clarifies Broadband Labeling Requirements
The FCC has released an Order on Reconsideration resolving petitions that asked the Commission to reconsider or clarify certain broadband labeling requirements. Please see our summary of the original...
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