Six Months After Facebook, the ATDS Landscape Begins to Take Shape
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New York Disaster Emergency Calling Restriction Status
It shall be unlawful for any telemarketer doing business in this state to knowingly make an unsolicited telemarketing sales call to any person in a county, city, town or village under a declared state of emergency as described in sections twenty-four or twenty-eight of the executive law.
The Epistolary FCC: Open Letters From the Senate To and About the FCC
One of the stranger sagas of the first year of Joe Biden’s presidency is his failure to nominate a permanent chair and fifth commissioner to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
New York State Disaster Emergency Telemarketing Restrictions Extended Through October 23
Thanks to an executive order by the governor, it is illegal to make telemarketing calls into New York until October 23.
2021 October Restricted Do Not Call Dates
State Restricted Do Not Call Dates
October 11, 2021 – Columbus Day
- Alabama*, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah
Canadian Restricted Do Not Call Dates
October 11, 2021 – Thanksgiving Day
- National
State of Emergency in Louisiana Call Prohibition Released
Effective Friday, September 17, 2021, @ 6 PM CST, conditions of tropical storm Ida will allow the release of the LPSC from mandatory EOC presence.
Telephonic solicitations into the state can resume in compliance with the general provisions of the LPSC Do Not Call Program General Order, LPSC General Order R-29617, at that time.
Appeals Court Rules That TCPA Was Constitutional Between 2015 and 2020
A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has finally weighed in on one of the most significant current legal questions regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and has handed down an unfavorable ruling to callers.
Ban on Telemarketing in New York Continues
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has instituted a disaster emergency due to a storm. That disaster emergency triggers telemarketing restrictions.
Florida’s Mini-TCPA Litigation Focuses on Text Messaging
Since Governor Ron DeSantis signed it into law on June 30, Florida’s new telemarketing law—officially known as CS/SB1120 but colloquially known as Florida’s Mini-TCPA—has been a sour