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Consumer Comments to the FCC: Ringless Voicemail is Covered by the TCPA

October 4, 2021

Comments of the National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, EPIC, National Association of Consumer Advocates, and U.S. PIRG on behalf of a broad swath of national organizations representing consumers in the United States, oppose the request for a declaratory ruling submitted by Perdue for Senate, Inc., which seeks a ruling that…

Robocalls & Texts

Comments Encouraging FCC to Make Public Important Data that Will Stop Robocalls, & Hold Providers Responsible for Transmitting Illegal Calls

January 10, 2022

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.

What Has the U.S. Supreme Court Done? Many Robocalls and Robotexts May Now be Legal after the Court’s Decision in Facebook v. Duguid

April 1, 2021

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…

FCC Issues Order Limiting Invasive Robocalls to Landline Phones

January 4, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 4, 2021 Washington, D.C. – On December 30, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission issued an order that will significantly reduce invasive and unwanted calls made with a prerecorded or artificial voice to landline phones. The changes, effective June 30, 2021, are made through new rules which will be fully enforceable under…

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case on December 8 that Could Open the Floodgates to More Invasive Robocalls

December 7, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 7, 2020 Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Facebook v Duguid. The Court’s decision, expected by next spring, could either uphold Americans’ right to stop unwanted robocalls and robotexts to their cell phones or render the phones useless by making many invasive autodialed…

Consumer Groups Take on Facebook at the U.S. Supreme Court to Stop Deluge of Robocalls

October 26, 2020

National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Federation of America, and Consumer Reports submit amicus in Duguid v. Facebook WASHINGTON, D.C. — Unwanted robocalls invade the privacy of Americans, diminish the usefulness of cell phones, and can threaten public safety. Yet Facebook wants the U.S. Supreme Court to so narrowly define prohibitions on calls made to cell…

Telecom Carrier and Consumer Groups Stress Critical Need to Maintain Landmark Consumer Privacy Law to Protect Integrity of Communications System and Curb Robocalls in U.S. Supreme Court Case

March 3, 2020

Washington, D.C. – The National Consumer Law Center, the Consumer Federation of America and Verizon filed a joint amicus brief in Barr v American Association of Political Consultants, a case before the U.S. Supreme Court in which a group of robocallers is challenging the constitutionality of a provision of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA),…

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