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Archis A. Parasharami, Kevin S. Ranlett, Howard W. Waltzman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 23, 2013, previously published on May 21, 2013 he Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a declaratory ruling regarding the standards for vicarious liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227. That law prohibits certain telemarketing practices, such as placing telemarketing calls to phone...
| | FCC Modernizes Foreign Ownership Review Policies and Procedures for Wireless Telecommunications Licensees; Seeks Comment on Similar Relief for Broadcast Licensees
Angela E. Giancarlo, Donald K. Stockdale, Howard W. Waltzman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2013, previously published on May 20, 2013 Over the past eight months, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has issued two decisions that modernize and streamline its foreign investment policies for certain radio licensees, including wireless telecommunications carriers. In addition, the Commission recently initiated a...
| | Federal Communications Commission Action on Radio Frequency Exposure Limits
Angela Giancarlo, Donald K. Stockdale, Howard W. Waltzman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 16, 2013, previously published on April 15, 2013 The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) recently released an Order, Further Notice of Rulemaking (Further Notice) and Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on radio frequency (RF) exposure limits and policies. The FCC explains that its action is intended to ensure that its rules regarding RF...
|  | Key Players Weigh In On Historic FCC Incentive Auction Proceeding
Angela Giancarlo, Donald K. Stockdale, Howard W. Waltzman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 21, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 In February 2012, the US Congress passed Title VI of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, commonly known as the Spectrum Act. The Spectrum Act authorizes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) to conduct an incentive auction of the broadcast television...
| | Obama Administration Issues Cyber-Security Executive Order
Howard W. Waltzman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 18, 2013, previously published on February 13, 2013 On February 12, 2013, President Obama issued an executive order (the Order) intended to improve the cybersecurity of “critical infrastructure” in the United States. The Order seeks to build a public-private partnership with the owners and operators of critical infrastructure, to improve...
| | Obama Administration Issues Cyber-Security Executive Order
Howard W. Waltzman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 15, 2013, previously published on February 13, 2013 On February 12, 2013, President Obama issued an executive order (the Order) intended to improve the cybersecurity of “critical infrastructure” in the United States. The Order seeks to build a public-private partnership with the owners and operators of critical infrastructure, to improve...
| | TCPA Case Concludes that Consent Does Not Necessarily Mean Consent
Joseph P. Minta, Howard W. Waltzman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 26, 2012, previously published on September 24, 2012 The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently granted summary judgment to a plaintiff in a putative class action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. § 227, on the question of whether she provided express consent to receive calls...
| | California Federal District Court Dismisses TCPA Class Action Challenging “Confirmatory Text Messages”
Kevin S. Ranlett, Howard W. Waltzman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 28, 2012, previously published on June 28, 2012 The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227, prohibits placing calls using an “automatic telephone dialing system” to wireless phone numbers—absent the recipient’s prior consent or an emergency situation—and provides for statutory damages of up...
| | FCC Proposes New Do Not Call Rules Barring Automated Dialing of Emergency Response Facilities
Kevin S. Ranlett, Howard W. Waltzman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 30, 2012, previously published on May 25, 2012 On May 22, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement certain provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Tax Relief Act). The Tax Relief Act requires the FCC to create a Do Not Call registry for telephone...
| | Seventh Circuit Holds that Companies Are Liable Under Telephone Consumer Protection Act for Placing Automated Calls to Reassigned Numbers
Archis A. Parasharami, Kevin S. Ranlett, Howard W. Waltzman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 18, 2012, previously published on May 16, 2012 In a case with potentially wide-ranging implications for compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that an entity that places an automated call to a reassigned number without the prior express consent of the new recipient...
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