CommLaw Monitor
News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group
Comments on Telemarketing Sales Rule Due This Week
Last month, the FTC issued an “Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” seeking comments on whether and how to strengthen the Caller ID provisions of its Telemarketing Sales Rule. The Rule presently requires…
Rules Against Caller ID Spoofing to Tighten
Two developments last month portend a more difficult time for entities "spoofing" caller ID information. On December 22, President Obama signed into law the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 [sic], which makes it unlawful…
Calls to Current Customers are not "Telephone Solicitations" under the TCPA, FCC Says
Even though this blog covers telecom litigation and enforcement, this is the first post about a formal complaint brought before the FCC. Among the reasons are that the FCC does not handle many formal complaints these…