robocalls

On December 13, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (“NAL”) against Kenneth Moser and his telemarketing company, Marketing Support Systems (“MSS”), proposing a fine of $9,997,750 for allegedly transmitting more than 47,000 unlawful spoofed robocalls.  The calls were made over a two-day period in May…
Continue Reading FCC Proposes Nearly $10 Million Fine Against Campaign Vendor for Spoofed Robocalls

Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau issued an advisory reminding political campaigns about the restrictions placed on the use of autodialed calls, prerecorded calls, and text messages by the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) and the FCC’s corresponding rules.  The Enforcement Bureau warns that it is “closely monitoring this…
Continue Reading FCC Issues “Enforcement Advisory” Warning Political Campaigns and Promoters Against Robocall Abuse

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission announced plans to fine Dialing Services, LLC, nearly $3 million for making illegal “robocalls” to cell phones.  The FCC has specific rules for automatic telephone dialing systems, also known as “autodialers,” that have the capacity to produce, store, and dial telephone numbers using a…
Continue Reading FCC Fines Company $2.9 Million for Political Robocalls to Cell Phones

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the application of Indiana’s telemarking statute to interstate political calls was not preempted by federal law.  You can read more details on the case, Patriotic Veterans v. Indiana, on Covington’s Inside Privacy blog.  One important takeaway from the case is…
Continue Reading Seventh Circuit Upholds Indiana Statute Regulating Interstate Political Robocalls

October always means one thing for court-watchers: the start of a new U.S. Supreme Court term.  On the first Monday of that month (when the Term traditionally begins), the Supreme Court typically releases an Orders List denying many of the thousands of petitions for certiorari that have piled up over…
Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court Passes on First Political Law Cases for this Term

Yesterday,  the Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau issued a timely advisory on the statutes and rules restricting political telephone calls.  In the high season for election activity, the FCC hopes that the Advisory will lead to greater compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) and Commission rules…
Continue Reading FCC Issues “Enforcement Advisory” on Political Telephone Calls