This report explains the depth and reasons for scam robocall problem, and how the FCC has responded. We recommend several simple strategies that would stop most, if not all, of these fraudulent robocalls.
Comments on the fifth further notice of proposed rulemaking (CG Dkt. No. 17-59) and fourth further notice of proposed rulemaking (WC Dkt. No. 17-97) by Electronic Privacy Information Center and National Consumer Law Center on behalf of its low-income clients.
On April 1, 2021, in Facebook v. Duguid, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited interpretation of the definition of “autodialer” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Relying almost exclusively on arcane grammatical rules instead of policy considerations, the Court interpreted the definition in a dangerously narrow way that is likely to dramatically increase…
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