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TCPA Regulatory Update — STIR/SHAKEN and Robocall Mitigation Database Implementation Take Effect
July 15, 2021 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
America’s largest voice service providers are now using STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication standards on their Internet Protocol (“IP”) networks.
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TCPA Litigation Update — Defending TCPA Cases in the Aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Ruling in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez
July 15, 2021 | Article | By Joshua Briones
On June 25, 2021, a sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling, which may significantly impact the plaintiffs’ ability to pursue TCPA and other types of privacy class actions in federal courts. In TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, Case No. 20-297, the Court opined that most of the plaintiffs failed to show a “concrete” injury and thus had no standing to pursue their claims because they did not suffer real, personal harm. Reaching beyond the specific facts of the case, this opinion bolstered the companies’ legal defense in federal privacy class actions.
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Monthly TCPA Digest — July 2021
July 15, 2021 | Article | By Russell Fox, Joshua Briones, Jonathan P. Garvin
What’s New in 5G - July 2021
July 1, 2021 | Blog | By Russell Fox, T. Scott Thompson, Angela Kung, Daniel P. Reing, Christen B'anca Glenn
The next-generation of wireless technologies – known as 5G – is here. Not only is it expected to offer network speeds that are up to 100 times faster than 4G LTE and reduce latency to nearly zero, it will allow networks to handle 100 times the number of connected devices, revolutionizing business and consumer connectivity and enabling the “Internet of Things.” Leading policymakers – federal regulators and legislators – are making it a top priority to ensure that the wireless industry has the tools it needs to maintain U.S. leadership in commercial 5G deployments. This blog provides monthly updates on FCC actions and Congressional efforts to win the race to 5G.
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Federal Agencies Make Billions Available to Support Telehealth and Close the Homework Gap
June 22, 2021 | Blog | By Angela Kung
Federal agencies took several actions this week to spur broadband deployment, helping to alleviate what the pandemic has already highlighted – Americans need greater access to reliable, high-speed Internet services to continue to engage in the virtual activities, such as telehealth and distancing learning, that have now become a normal part of our daily lives.
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TCPA Litigation Update — District Courts Continue to Clarify the Impact of Facebook
June 15, 2021 | Article | By Joshua Briones, Adam B. Korn
District Courts are slowly clarifying the effect of Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid on cases in both the pleading and summary judgment stages of litigation.
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TCPA Regulatory Update — Commission Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Australian Communications Authority
June 15, 2021 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
As part of its efforts to combat illegal robocalls, the FCC signed the “Mutual Assistance in the Enforcement of Laws on Certain Unlawful Communications” Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (“ACMA”).
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Monthly TCPA Digest — June 2021
June 15, 2021 | Article | By Russell Fox, Joshua Briones, Jonathan P. Garvin, Adam B. Korn
This edition discusses an online portal for submitting information about suspected robocalling and ID spoofing; the Senate’s Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious and Outrageous Telephone (DO NOT) Call Act (S. 1913), which could impose strict new penalties for TCPA violations; a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian Communications and Media Authority that may help coordinate a global approach to unlawful robocalls and spoofing; and recent district court rulings that may help clarify the impact of the Supreme Court’s Facebook decision on future TCPA-related litigation.
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TCPA Regulatory Update — Congress Seeks to Increase Penalties for Illegal Robocalls
June 15, 2021 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
The Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious and Outrageous Telephone (DO NOT) Call Act (S. 1913) seeks to impose strict new penalties for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
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What's New in 5G - June 2021
June 2, 2021 | Blog | By Russell Fox, T. Scott Thompson, Angela Kung, Daniel P. Reing, Christen B'anca Glenn
The next-generation of wireless technologies – known as 5G – is here. Not only is it expected to offer network speeds that are up to 100 times faster than 4G LTE and reduce latency to nearly zero, it will allow networks to handle 100 times the number of connected devices, revolutionizing business and consumer connectivity and enabling the “Internet of Things.” Leading policymakers – federal regulators and legislators – are making it a top priority to ensure that the wireless industry has the tools it needs to maintain U.S. leadership in commercial 5G deployments. This blog provides monthly updates on FCC actions and Congressional efforts to win the race to 5G.
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Monthly TCPA Digest — May 2021
May 17, 2021 | Article | By Russell Fox, Joshua Briones, Jonathan P. Garvin, Kara M. Cormier
The May 2021 TCPA Digest discusses a proposal to speed up STIR/SHAKEN implementation for small voice service providers, a proposed protective order to safeguard confidential information submitted to the FCC’s Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD), and a Sixth Circuit case confirming that a company can’t be liable in a junk-fax case unless it has some knowledge that an unsolicited fax has been sent.
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TCPA Regulatory Update — Commission Considering Reduced STIR/SHAKEN Extension for Small Providers
May 17, 2021 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Commission Considering Reduced STIR/SHAKEN Extension for Small Providers
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TCPA Litigation Update — Sixth Circuit Demands “Some Level of Knowledge” for Liability in Junk-Fax Cases, Confirms TCPA Reaches e-Faxes
May 17, 2021 | Article | By Joshua Briones, Kara M. Cormier
Sixth Circuit Demands “Some Level of Knowledge” for Liability in Junk-Fax Cases, Confirms TCPA Reaches e-Faxes
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TCPA Regulatory Update — Commission Seeks Input on Protective Order for Robocall Mitigation Database
May 17, 2021 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Commission Seeks Input on Protective Order for Robocall Mitigation Database
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What's New in 5G - May 2021
May 3, 2021 | Blog | By Russell Fox, T. Scott Thompson, Angela Kung, Daniel P. Reing, Christen B'anca Glenn
The next-generation of wireless technologies – known as 5G – is here. Not only is it expected to offer network speeds that are up to 100 times faster than 4G LTE and reduce latency to nearly zero, it will allow networks to handle 100 times the number of connected devices, revolutionizing business and consumer connectivity and enabling the “Internet of Things.” Leading policymakers – federal regulators and legislators – are making it a top priority to ensure that the wireless industry has the tools it needs to maintain U.S. leadership in commercial 5G deployments. This blog provides monthly updates on FCC actions and Congressional efforts to win the race to 5G.
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Application Window for Round 2 of FCC's $250 Million COVID-19 Telehealth Program Opens April 29, 2021
April 19, 2021 | Blog | By Angela Kung
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Public Notice announcing that the application filing window for Round 2 of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program will run for seven days starting April 29, 2021. The application portal will open at noon ET on Thursday, April 29, and close one week later at noon ET on Thursday, May 6. Round 2 of the FCC's COVID-19 Telehealth Program will make an additional almost $250 million available to fund telehealth and connected care services provided by eligible providers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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TCPA Regulatory Update — Commission Issues Record $225M Fine and Takes Action on Illegal Robocalls
April 16, 2021 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
The FCC issued a record $225 million fine against a pair of robocallers and its Enforcement Bureau issued cease-and-desist letters to eight voice providers.
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TCPA Litigation Update — Taking Stock of Facebook at the Pleadings Stage
April 16, 2021 | Article | By Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales
A U.S. magistrate judge recommended against dismissing a TCPA case involving text messages sent with technology that can store and dial telephone numbers using a random or sequential generator based on the Court’s Facebook v. Duguid ruling.
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TCPA Regulatory Update — Lawmakers Respond to SCOTUS Facebook Auto-Dialer Ruling
April 16, 2021 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Read about a joint statement issued by Congressional lawmakers about their plans to introduce legislation to counter the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Facebook v. Duguid, which held that under the TCPA, an automatic telephone dialing system must be able to perform random or sequential number generation.
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Monthly TCPA Digest — April 2021
April 16, 2021 | Article | By Russell Fox, Joshua Briones, Jonathan P. Garvin, Esteban Morales
The April 2021 TCPA Digest discusses the FCC’s record $225 million fine against a pair of robocallers, Congressional lawmakers’ response to the SCOTUS Facebook auto-dialer ruling, compliance dates for the TRACED Act, and a U.S. magistrate judge’s recommendation, based on the Facebook ruling, not to dismiss a TCPA case.
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