Governor DeSantis signed CS/SB Bill 1120 into law, effective July 1, 2021. This new law will engage businesses that engage in telemarketing (phone or text message solicitations) to Florida residents. Gryphon re...
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Please be aware that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a rate increase for telemarketers accessing phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. Effective October 1, 2018, fees will be inc...
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What is the TCPA? The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, also known as the TCPA, was passed by Congress in 1991 as an amendment to the Communications Act of 1934. Congress created the TCPA to protect consumers ...
More About "Understanding TCPA Compliance Regulations (Infographic)"The marketing compliance waters for companies that sell via telephone have always been known to be choppy. But one fitness chain found itself in a bit of a storm when it started leaving pre-recorded voicemails ...
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As the marketing universe continuously shrinks for businesses by the day, the Federal Trade Commission has now approved to more than double the fine for a Do-Not-Call violation. If history is any indicator, thi...
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) have joined forces recently to enforce Do-Not-Call (DNC) policies across the US-Canadian border. FTC Cha...
More About "FTC and CRTC Join Forces for Do-Not-Call Enforcement"Last week, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) handed Glasgow-based Home Energy & Lifestyle Management Ltd (Helms) a record-breaking £200,000 fine for making six million unwanted telemarketin...
More About "Solar Panel Company Fined for Making 6 Million Unwanted Telemarketing Calls"Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reported their largest fine yet for violating the TCPA’s prerecorded advertising call (a form of ‘robocalling’) regulations. Travel Club Marketing wa...
More About "The FCC Announces the Largest Recorded Fine for Unwanted Prerecorded Calls"Please be aware that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has just announced that it has approved rate increases for telephone solicitors to access the National Do Not Call Lis...
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For years, simply utilizing Do-Not-Call compliance solutions or recording customer interactions was enough to navigate regulatory waters and avoid TCPA, FCC, and CFPB lawsuits. Recently, however, regulators hav...
More About "Why Regulators are Now Targeting Business “Culture”"While businesses are facing an all-time high in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuits, more than fifteen (15) Senators this week pushed federal regulators to reject petitions that could provide exem...
More About "Senators Ask FCC to Reject Petitions to Clarify TCPA Regulations"Telemarketers, be aware: the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a rate increase for telephone solicitors to access the National Do Not Call Registry. Effective October 1, 2014, fees will be increased f...
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