The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached an agreement with the owners of a New Jersey-based septic tank cleaning supplies company over robocall violations. The owners of the company will pay a fine of $1.6 million, accept a permanent ban on telemarketing, and turn over a residential property.
Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation expanding the state’s definition of telemarketing to explicitly include text messaging. The state’s restrictions on contacting residents whose phone numbers are on the Do Not Call (DNC) list now applies to text messages as well as voice calls.
Florida’s new telemarketing regulations have created a more dangerous version of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) down in the sunshine state and it is already ensnaring marketers.
It has been three months since the Supreme Court’s monumental ruling in Facebook v. Duguid.
2021 has already been an eventful year for compliance.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday that he would allow the COVID-19 state of emergency to expire.
State Restricted Do Not Call Dates
July 4, 2021 – Independence Day
July 5, 2021 – Independence Day Observed
July 23, 2021 – Pioneer Day Observed
July 24, 2021 – Pioneer Day
Canadian Restricted Do Not Call Dates
July 1, 2021 – Canada Day
Last week, Contact Center Compliance held the fourth and final episode in our Masterclass Series. This episode focused on the tricky topic of consent revocation. Hosted by Neal Kent, an expert panel featuring Eric J. Troutman from Squire Patton Boggs and TCPAWorld, Petrina A.
More than 50 advocacy groups have signed an open letter urging President Joe Biden to address one of the most prominent examples of inaction in the early months of his presidency: his failure to nominate a fifth Commissioner to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).