FCC Backs Off Plan to Gut Robocall Protections
Proposed rule change would have ended the right to tell robocallers to “stop calling.”
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New Rules Will Make Robocalls Impossible to Stop
Proposed FCC rule would eliminate the right to tell robocallers to stop calling.
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ConsumerAffairs: Consumer groups warn of 'unstoppable' glut of robocalls if rules are weakened
Appearing in ConsumerAffairs on Oct. 20, 2025, James R. Hood quotes NCLC Senior Attorney Patrick Crotty in coverage of a coalition letter urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to abandon plans that would roll back key safeguards against unwanted robocalls. The groups warned that the proposal would strip consumers and small business owners of two…
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FCC Proposal Could Unleash Unstoppable Robocalls
Advocates urge Commission to rethink proposal to delete important protections for consumers and small business owners
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Nation’s Largest Financial Institutions, Tech Companies Warn of Rising Fraud Targeting Consumers
Task force aims to solve America’s $158 billion fraud problem.
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Advocates to FCC: Don’t ‘Delete’ Protections Against Unwanted Robocalls and Texts
A coalition of consumer and privacy advocacy organizations told the FCC to protect consumers from unwanted and illegal calls and text messages.
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Consumer, Privacy Groups Request Full Court Rehearing in 11th Circuit Decision to Overturn Telemarketing Rule
Groups call for en banc rehearing to reconsider a three-judge panel’s decision to vacate the FCC's One-to-One Consent Rule.
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After FCC Abandons Popular Telemarketing Rule, Consumers Take Action to Save It
Small business owners and consumer advocates stepped up to save a popular anti-robocall rule.
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Marketplace: Why do you still get unwanted calls from telemarketers?
Appearing in Marketplace on February 7, 2025, Janet Nguyen talks to NCLC senior attorney Margot Saunders about why consumers still receive unwanted telemarketing robocalls. The FCC bans spoofing with ill intent, but the agency only has so many resources to handle complaints. Telemarketers will claim they got consent to make their calls. But telemarketers often ask…
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Consumers Denied Relief from Unwanted Telemarketing Calls After Federal Court Scraps Consent Rule
Advocates raise alarms over a last-minute decision to vacate a regulation that would have eliminated a large number of unwanted telemarketing calls.
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Top Six TCPA/Robocall Developments in 2024/2025
This article summarizes current Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and robocall developments.
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FTC Expands Telemarketing Rules to Cover Technical Support Scams
Technical Support Scams Cost Older Consumers $175M in Losses Last Year
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