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title: FCC Permits Confirmatory Opt-Out Texts Under TCPA
date: 2012-12-06T10:07:55-05:00
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# FCC Permits Confirmatory Opt-Out Texts Under TCPA

 December 6, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

When consumers sign up to receive text messages and later request to opt-out, companies typically send a final message to confirm they’ve honored the request. Although that confirmation is a good practice and required by the Mobile Marketing Association, several plaintiffs’ attorneys have filed lawsuits arguing that the confirmation messages violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. (Click [here](http://adlawaccessfullservice.lexblogplatformthree.com/2012/06/court-dismisses-suit-over-text-message-opt-out-confirmations/) and [here](http://adlawaccessfullservice.lexblogplatformthree.com/2011/05/plaintiffs-file-class-action-over-twitter-opt-out-confirmation-message/), for example.)

In a ruling that should make companies breathe easier, last week, the FCC determined that such messages do not violate the TCPA. [You can read more about the ruling on the Telecom Law Monitor](http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/12/articles/telemarketing-1/fcc-permits-confirmatory-optout-texts-under-tcpa/).

 

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