Bill Introduced in Senate To Amend TCPA; Seeks Prison Time For Knowing and Willful Violations
A bill has been introduced in the Senate that seeks to stiffen the penalties for violations of the Telephone Consumer ...
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Tag: Robocall
FCC Issues Proposal to Protect Access to Robocall Mitigation Database Submissions
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comments on a proposal to protect information submitted to its newly created Robocall Mitigation ...
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FCC Launches Database to Detail Carriers’ Robocall Mitigation Efforts
The Federal Communications Commission yesterday announced it has created a Robocall Mitigation Database, which voice service providers will be required ...
Read moreDetailsSenate Unanimously Passes Robocall Bill
The Senate on Saturday unanimously passed a bipartisan bill that would require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a rule ...
Read moreDetailsVerizon Rolls Out Automatic Call Blocking on Android Phones
Verizon announced yesterday that customers using Android smartphones will now automatically be enrolled in the carrier's free Call Filter service, ...
Read moreDetailsAll 50 State AGs Announce Partnership With 12 Carriers to Fight Robocalls
The attorneys general of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., announced a partnership yesterday with 12 major telecom carriers to ...
Read moreDetailsFTC, FCC Disagree Over Who Should be VoIP Robocall Enforcer
The Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission are having a tough time figuring out who should be the primary ...
Read moreDetailsAT&T, T-Mobile Announce Deployment of SHAKEN/STIR Protocols
AT&T and T-Mobile announced yesterday that they are rolling out call authentication technology for calls placed between their two networks, ...
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FCC Seeks Input On Impact of Call Blocking Technologies
The Federal Communications Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau has published a notice that it is seeking input into the progress ...
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Lawmakers Reach Out to FCC To Remove TCPA Exemption For Government-Related Debt Collections
Two Senators and two members of the House of Representatives have sent a letter to Ajit Pai, the chairman of ...
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