The Federal Communications Commission last week put voice service providers on notice that it is taking its fight against illegal robocalls seriously, ordering a pair of providers to stop carrying suspected illegal robocalls while also telling all providers to investigate their networks for signs of alleged illegal activity and report …
Read More »TCPA Class-Action Accuses Debt Relief Firm of Sending Pre-Recorded Messages Without Consent
A class-action complaint has been filed in Colorado federal court alleging a debt relief law firm violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by making pre-recorded calls to consumers to try and obtain their business without having the proper consent to do so. A copy of the complaint in the case …
Read More »FCC Affirms 3-Call Limit to Landlines, Amends Consent Requirements to Make More Calls
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a declaratory ruling in response to pair of requests — including one made by ACA International — related to a 2020 order implementing portions of the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, affirming a three-call-limit for calls made using automated …
Read More »Complaint Accuses Collector of ATDS Contact via Text After Being Informed of Attorney Representation
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Read More »Appeals Court Vacates Dismissal of TCPA Class Action, Remands Case to Determine Standing
The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has vacated the dismissal of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case and remanded it back to the District Court because half of the plaintiffs in the class action did not state in the complaint how many calls they received, and the court …
Read More »FCC Rules Consent Needed for Ringless Voicemails
The Federal Communications Commission yesterday announced it had issued a declaratory ruling that entities using ringless voicemail products must first obtain the consent of the consumer before using the product to drop voicemails into consumers’ voicemail boxes. The ruling, which the FCC said was unanimous, means that ringless voicemails are …
Read More »Judge Grants MSJ for Defense in FDCPA, TCPA Case Over Wrong Number Calls
A District Court judge in Rhode Island has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment after it was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act accidentally by calling the wrong individual between 12 and 18 times during a two-month span, ruling that …
Read More »Appeals Court Tosses TCPA Case Based on Footnote in Facebook Ruling
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in affirming the dismissal of a case at the District Court level, has held that in order for technology to meet the definition of an automated telephone dialing system, it must generate and dial random or sequential telephone numbers, based on how …
Read More »Creditor Facing Pair of Lawsuits for Violating Reg F’s 7-in-7 Provision
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Read More »Judge Grants MSJ For Defendant in TCPA Case Over One Wrong Number Call
A District Court judge in Texas has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case ruling that a single wrong number placed by a collector to the plaintiff did not violate the statute, while also warning the plaintiff — who has “repeatedly” filed similar …
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