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In the continuing saga of the TCPA: good news, bad news from a court in Miami

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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May 22 2013

In a recently released decision from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Mais v. Gulf Coast Collection Bureau, et al

DOJ Antitrust Division refuses to issue review letter on legality of private auctions to resolve string contention sets

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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March 21 2013

For several years now, we have been tracking the tortuous road that ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has been traveling to

Ding-a-ling-a-ling: the FCC enforcement bureau calling!

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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March 19 2013

While telemarketers, debt collectors and others wait for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to answer technical questions such as "EXACTLY

Effective dates for previously published amendments to the FCC's TCPA regulations have recently been announced

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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November 6 2012

PLEASE NOTE that the amendments to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) published by the FCC June 11, 2012, and relating, most significantly, to the necessity of obtaining written consent before placing some autodialed calls or sending some prerecorded messages, have now been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and published in the Federal Register

Ninth Circuit uses potentially dangerous language regarding what constitutes prior express consent under the TCPA

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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November 6 2012

Appellant, joined by a number of amicae including the American Bankers Association, is seeking rehearing or rehearing en banc in connection with a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit that should be of grave concern to any entity that uses auto-dialers in its contacts with consumers

The FCC may be preparing to release guidance on the definition of an autodialer and on other TCPA related issues

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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November 2 2012

Over the course of the past couple weeks, the Federal Communications Commission released a flurry of Public Notices, putting out for comment seven pending Requests for Declaratory Rulings, most relating to the use of auto-dialing technologies, and all relating to application of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA

FTC announces $50,000 prize for technical solution enabling consumers to block robocalls

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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October 26 2012

In last week’s all-day Robocall Summit at the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), representatives of the FTC and the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"), and the Indiana Attorney General, repeatedly referenced their frustration in the face of a constantly multiplying number of consumer complaints regarding unwanted robocalls and their inability, as regulators, to stay ahead of the "bad guys" in an increasingly digital world

New do-not-call public safety registry creates additional obligations for auto-dial operators

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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October 17 2012

In its Open Meeting today, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") placed new obligations on entities that use auto-dialers

A question worth answering under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act: U.S. Supreme Court to hear whether the TCPA contemplates suits in federal courts

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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July 8 2011

There is no question that Congress contemplated a private right of action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. 227(b)(3), and the plaintiffs' bar has taken full advantage of that right

Much-anticipated McCain-Kerry privacy bill introduced

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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April 15 2011

After months of deliberation, Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) have just introduced a comprehensive privacy bill entitled, the Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 (the Bill

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