Earlier this month, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed new caller ID legislation (S6809B/A.9457A) into law, requiring telemarketers to transmit correct caller identification information.
Apparel company, American Eagle Outfitters, has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit in which plaintiffs claim the company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
A medical services company, Advanced Care Scripts, Inc., is in trouble after allegedly sending thousands of faxes promoting their services over the course of almost five years, from April 2011 to February 2016.
During the summer of 2016, the Mortgage Banking Association (MBA) petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to have certain mortgage servicing calls exempt from the autodialer regulations in the TCPA. In the petition, the MBA argued that mortgage servicers are responsible for contacting borrowers and gathering important and urgent data.
Today the FTC released a staff opinion letter stating that, effective May 12, 2017 (six months from now), it will no longer distinguish soundboard calls from more traditional prerecorded robocalls.