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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Banning Debt Collection Robocalls The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a 2015 law that allowed federal government debt collection robocalls to cell phones, declaring that the law violates the First Amendment ...
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Think of your favorite products, your ‘go to’ items. You repeatedly buy these products because they perform consistently well, delivering again and again what they promise. In the business world, sales coll...
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced, in a step to further fight illegal robocalls, that it will no longer warn illegal robocallers before issuing penalties for violations of the Telephone Cons...
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The American Bankers Association (ABA) and several other banks and credit unions have petitioned the FCC to make all COVID-19 related calls and text messages exempt from liability under the Telephone Consumer P...
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TCPA Exceptions Last week the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a declaratory ruling affirming that COVID-19 related calls and text messages sent from public health officials serve an “emergency ...
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Navigating the regulatory maze while mitigating risk can be daunting for your organization, especially when dealing with agents working remotely, reps using personal phones, or independents and BPOs marketing o...
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On Monday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a ruling declaring that junk fax suits can’t be aimed at companies that send out “online faxes” – as long as the messages aren’t also del...
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Several trade associations are backing Facebook, arguing that the courts have broadened the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA’s) autodialer definition too far, and they believe the Supreme Court sh...
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On Friday the House and Senate committee leaders announced a deal combining two versions of anti-robocall legislation, making the bill ready for White House approval. The Pallone-Thune TRACED Act will combine p...
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Unsolicited Debt Collection Robocalls Debt collection agency Rash Curtis & Associates is facing a $267 million judgment after being found liable for making over 534,000 illegal robocalls to consumers in vio...
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Anti-Robocall Principles The Attorneys General from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia have partnered with 12 telecommunications service providers to combat the illegal robocalls that plague consumers ...
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