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.

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.

Read about the FCC’s cease-and-desist letter ordering Alliant Financial to mitigate unlawful traffic, its Enforcement Advisory classifying a group of repeat robocallers as a Consumer Communications Information Services Threat, and its adoption of two Notices of Apparent Liability focused on an illegal robocalling scheme amid the New Hampshire presidential primary, plus Second and Third Circuit decisions involving automatic telephone dialing systems (ATDS) and Eleventh Circuit guidance on class settlements in a case involving an ATDS.

Read about the FCC Enforcement Bureau’s Public Notice about the unlawful traffic transmitted by Alliant Financial, its cease-and-desist letter ordering the company to mitigate such traffic, and its Enforcement Advisory classifying a group of repeat robocallers as a Consumer Communications Information Services Threat, plus the FCC’s adoption of two Notices of Apparent Liability focused on an illegal robocalling scheme during the New Hampshire presidential primary.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.