The Federal Trade Commission has announced that it has permanently banned an alleged work-from-home scammer from selling or promoting business opportunities and from using robocalls under the terms of a settlement. The FTC alleged that an individual and a number of companies he allegedly controlled initiated millions of robocalls nationwide to promote purported sham … [Read more...]
TCPA Alert December 2018
FCC Releases Draft Order to Combat “Robocalls” The Federal Communications Commission recently released two draft orders intended to address unlawful robocalls. The first establishes a nationwide reassigned number database in order to address caller liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act when the new user has not provided prior express written consent. The … [Read more...]
FTC Attorney on Recent TCPA Litigation Developments
Congress Proposes Legislation to Combat Robocalls Congress has proposed a bill to attack robocalls. The “TRACE Act” would expand FCC authority under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and empower the FCC to mandate call various rules to reduce ID spoofing. Of particular importance, the Act purports to expand the statute of limitations. At present, the FCC is … [Read more...]