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FCC issues TCPA Declaratory Ruling in favor of Schools and Utilities

On August 4, 2016, the FCC issued a declaratory ruling in response to petitions from Blackboard, Inc., as well as a joint petition by Edison Electric Institute and the American Gas Association.  Both petitions sought clarifications on the already existing "emergency purposes" exemption in the TCPA.  

TCPA Issues to Watch Out for in 2016

What will happen in the appeal of the FCC’s 2015 Omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order? A number of businesses and other interested parties have appealed the FCC’s Declaratory Ruling and Order, arguing that the FCC went too far in twisting the text of the TCPA to meet their agenda.

Scrubbing for Re-Assigned Numbers

Businesses have a lot to object to in the FCC’s July 10, 2015 Declaratory Ruling and Order. However, perhaps no issue is more problematic for businesses than the FCC’s new rules on calling reassigned numbers.