Telephone Consumer Protection Act

As we have previously discussed, the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) recently issued a Declaratory Ruling (“Declaratory Ruling”) that, among other things, likely exposes companies to even greater liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA”).

The TCPA regulates communications, from companies to their consumers, that utilize an automatic telephone dialing system (“ATDS”). 

As anticipated, on July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Omnibus Declaratory Ruling which had previously been approved on June 18, 2015.  The Declaratory Ruling takes effect immediately.

In short, the Declaratory Ruling provides numerous rulings including:

  • Dialing equipment that simply has the capacity to store

Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a package of declaratory ruling which is meant to provide clarity to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).  This ruling was previously proposed by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler on May 27, 2015.

According to the FCC, the declaratory ruling is meant to protect consumers against unwanted robocalls and

Last week, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler circulated proposed declaratory rulings to provide clarity for consumers and businesses regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).  The proposal addresses two dozen petitions that sought clarity on how the FCC enforced the TCPA.  In addition to circulating his proposal to the other FCC commissioners for

Many of us have likely received a notification from our bank or credit card company concerning suspected fraud or improper charges.  However, the legality of those messages is not always clear.  To this end, on October 14, 2014, the American Bankers Association (Association) filed a petition for exemption requesting that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

One of the most complex issues under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is determining whether the technology utilized qualifies as an “automatic telephone dialing system” (ATDS) or “autodialer.”  The TCPA prohibits using an ATDS to make calls to cell phone numbers, absent prior consent of the called party.  An ATDS  is generally define as