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What’s New in Wireless - July 2024
July 8, 2024 | Blog | By Angela Kung, Christen B'anca Glenn
The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily lives. Leading policymakers – federal regulators and legislators – are making it a top priority to ensure that the wireless industry has the tools and resources it needs to keep pace with this evolving landscape. This blog provides monthly updates on actions by federal regulatory bodies responsible for communications policy and Congressional efforts to support wireless connectivity. And this month, we highlight the FCC’s proposed changes to its rules governing use of the 3.5 GHz band, which may lead to greater use of the spectrum nationwide for commercial wireless services.
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Announces Meeting of the North American Numbering Council
June 28, 2024 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Read about a North American Numbering Council meeting scheduled for December, at which the council will consider imposing new obligations on interconnected VoIP providers that obtain direct access to numbers and on resellers of numbers.
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Litigation Update — Fourth Circuit Adds to TCPA Case Law at Appellate and District Court Levels
June 28, 2024 | Article | By Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales, Nadia Zivkov
Read about a Maryland federal court’s decision that a defendant in a TCPA case had not obtained prior express written consent via phone to make certain telemarketing calls and a Fourth Circuit opinion providing further guidance on fax advertisements under the TCPA.
Telephone and Texting Compliance News — June 2024
June 28, 2024 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales, Nadia Zivkov
Read about a North American Number Council meeting that will focus on possible new obligations for interconnected VoIP providers that obtain direct access to numbers and resellers of numbers, a Maryland federal court’s decision that a defendant in a TCPA case had not obtained prior express written consent via phone to make certain telemarketing calls, and a Fourth Circuit opinion on fax advertisements under the TCPA.
What’s New in Wireless - June 2024
June 4, 2024 | Blog | By Angela Kung, Christen B'anca Glenn
What’s New in Wireless - May 2024
May 6, 2024 | Blog | By Angela Kung, Christen B'anca Glenn
Telephone and Texting Compliance News — April 2024
April 29, 2024 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
We report on the FCC Enforcement Bureau’s new “Spring Cleaning” initiative designed to combat unlawful robocalling campaigns. We also review the Bureau’s cease-and-desist sent to Veriwave Telco LLC to stop transmitting illegal call traffic on its network. Finally, we examine the Commission’s recent communication and plans to reinforce the initiative.
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — Federal Communications Commission Kicks Off “Spring Cleaning” Initiative By Shutting Down Two Scam-Calling Campaigns
April 29, 2024 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
We report on the FCC Enforcement Bureau’s new “Spring Cleaning” initiative designed to combat unlawful robocalling campaigns. We also review the Bureau’s cease-and-desist sent to Veriwave Telco LLC to stop transmitting illegal call traffic on its network. Finally, we examine the Commission’s recent communication and plans to reinforce the initiative.
What’s New in Wireless - April 2024
April 2, 2024 | Blog | By Angela Kung, Christen B'anca Glenn
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Strengthens Robocall Enforcement Partnerships, Amends Telemarketing Sales Rule, Sets Compliance Dates for New Texting Rules
March 27, 2024 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Read about the FCC’s recent initiatives to strengthen international and domestic partnerships against illegal robocalls, the FTC amending the telemarketing sales rule to add a recordkeeping requirement, and the FCC’s compliance dates for new texting rules.
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Litigation Update — Courts Continue to Scrutinize Pleadings in TCPA Cases
March 27, 2024 | Article | By Crystal Lopez, Esteban Morales
Read about recent district court decisions such as Woodard v. Health Insurance Alliance and Forteza v. Affordable Auto Shield, which confirm courts nationally continue to scrutinize and dismiss complaints that fail to support plaintiffs' TCPA claims.
Telephone and Texting Compliance News — March 2024
March 27, 2024 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Crystal Lopez, Esteban Morales
Read about the FCC’s recent initiatives to strengthen international and domestic partnerships against illegal robocalls, the FTC amending the telemarketing sales rule to add a recordkeeping requirement, the FCC’s compliance dates for new texting rules, and recent district court decisions such as Woodard v. Health Insurance Alliance and Forteza v. Affordable Auto Shield, which confirm courts nationally continue to scrutinize and dismiss complaints that fail to support plaintiffs' TCPA claims.
What’s New in Wireless - March 2024
March 6, 2024 | Blog | By Angela Kung, Christen B'anca Glenn
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Litigation Update — Career Counseling v. AmeriFactors – Another Defense Win in the Fax Class Certification War
March 1, 2024 | Article | By Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales
Read about the Fourth Circuit’s decision in Career Counseling, Inc. v. AmeriFactors Fin. Grp., LLC, which affirmed the lower court’s denial of TCPA class certification but granted summary judgment to Career Counseling on its TCPA claim.
Telephone and Texting Compliance News — February 2024
March 1, 2024 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales
Read about the FCC’s confirmation that the TCPA bars AI-generated voices, rules strengthening texting consent revocation rightsza, and the removal of 13 entities from the robocall mitigation database, plus the Fourth Circuit’s decision in Career Counseling, Inc. v. AmeriFactors Fin. Grp., LLC, which upheld the denial of class certification in a TCPA case.
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Confirms TCPA Bars AI-Generated Voices, Adopts New Consent Revocation Rights Rules for Texts, Cuts 13 Entities from Robocall Mitigation Database
March 1, 2024 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Read about the FCC’s confirmation that the TCPA bars AI-generated voices, rules strengthening texting consent revocation rights, and the removal of 13 entities from the robocall mitigation database.
What's New in Wireless - February 2024
February 5, 2024 | Blog | By Angela Kung, Christen B'anca Glenn
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Litigation Update — FTSA Roundup: A Defendant-Friendly Start to 2024
February 2, 2024 | Article | By Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales
Read about recent federal and state court decisions helpful for defendants facing class actions brought under the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act and the Supreme Court’s denial of a petition for writ of certiorari in a case about what qualifies as an ATDS under the TCPA.
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