CommLaw Monitor
D.C. Circuit Limits FCC Jurisdiction on Fax Advertisements
On March 31, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a decision in Bais Yaakov of Spring Valley et.al. vs. FCC (No. 14-1234), holding that the FCC’s 2006 Solicited Fax Rule is…
FTC Announces Two Telemarketing Cases
On January 13, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it filed two lawsuits against more than a dozen individual and corporate defendants allegedly coordinated by two individuals. In the complaints,…
Webinar: The TCPA Thicket: Making Sense of the FCC's Latest Ruling
On June 18, the FCC approved a major TCPA Declaratory Ruling that redefines what equipment falls within the definition of an “autodialer,” specifies liability for calls to reassigned telephone numbers, provides…
FCC Extends Deadline for Call-Blocking Technology Comments
On December 17, 2014, the FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (“CGB”) released an order extending the deadline to January 23, 2015 for interested parties to file comments in response to a request from the…
FCC Seeks Input on State Attorneys General’s Call-Blocking Technology Inquiry
The FCC’s docket dedicated to resolving issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) has been very active as of late. Sometimes, it takes a while for the Commission to react to a filing made before…