Tag: Federal Communications Commission
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FCC Blocks Carrier’s Traffic For Failing to Follow Robocall Regulations
The Federal Communications Commission announced yesterday that it is removing a telecom company from the Robocall Mitigation Database, which means its traffic must be blocked by all voice service providers and intermediate providers. The company, BPO Innovate, failed cooperate with investigators and failed to file a detailed plan to mitigate the presence of illegal traffic…
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Court Orders Robocall Scammer to Pay $9.9M Penalty
A federal court in Montana has entered a $9.9 million penalty against an individual for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Truth in Caller ID Act causing thousands of spoofed robocalls. Scott Rhodes, who lives in Idaho and Montana, accused of making unlawful robocalls to consumers in a number of states. The calls…
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FCC Publishes Final NPRM on Changes to TCPA
The Federal Communications Commission has published a Final Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register seeking to answer whether calls and texts from wireless carriers to their customers should be subject to or exempt from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act while also looking for an answer regarding whether automated opt-out mechanisms should be required…