CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

Hearing on Calling Card Consumer Protection Bill Today

The House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, will hold a hearing today on the " Calling Card Consumer Protection Act of 2009" (HR 3993) . The bill would require…

U.S. Court of Appeals Applies Telephone Solicitation Restrictions to Text Messaging

On Friday, June 19, 2009, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision involving a mobile marketing campaign. A key issue in the case is whether text messages are subject to the Telephone…