Michele Shuster

June 29, 2021
Important Deadline for Voice Service Providers; The Robocall Mitigation Database

The deadline for Voice Service Providers (“VSPs”) to file a Certification with the FCC’s Robocall Mitigation Database is tomorrow. For details on the requirements for filing, please see my prior

June 24, 2021
Big Win for TCPA Defendants Based Largely on Support from the Professional Association for Customer Engagement

In a decision issued earlier today, the Northern District of California provided clarification on the TCPA’s definition of “Automatic Telephone Dialing System” (ATDS) based in part on PACE’s Amicus brief,

June 2, 2021
Professional Association for Customer Engagement Files Post-Facebook Amicus Brief in Northern District of California

If you are reading this blog, you’re probably already familiar with the U.S. Supreme Court’s April 1, 2021 opinion in Facebook v. Duguid. Facebook largely resolved the fundamental question of

April 21, 2021
FCC Requires Voice Service Providers to File Robocall Mitigation Plan and Certification

All Voice Service Providers (VSPs) will be required to submit filings through the FCC’s Robocall Mitigation Database that launched on April 20, 2021. There are two types of filings required

April 20, 2021
California Supreme Court Expands the Scope of State’s Call Recording Statute in Recent Decision

Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court handed down a decision in Smith v. LoanMe interpreting California’s call recording statute, Cal. Penal Code 632.7. The decision clarifies that not only

April 14, 2021
The TCPA’s Chocolate Factory Post Facebook v. Duguid

“Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about.” By now you have probably read dozens of articles from the usual pundits about the landmark U.S. Supreme Court

April 1, 2021
BREAKING: Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Favor of Facebook in Facebook v. Duguid (Not an April Fools Day Prank)

Earlier today the United States Supreme Court issued the much-anticipated Opinion in Facebook v. Duguid. In a unanimous ruling, the Court held that “To qualify as an automatic telephone dialing

February 10, 2021
FCC Sets Official Compliance Date for Reassigned Numbers Database

The Federal Communications Commission’s Reassigned Numbers Database is set to commence on April 15th, 2021. On that date service providers must submit monthly reports detailing all disconnected and reassigned numbers.

September 16, 2020
U.S. Government Encourages Narrow ATDS Definition

In an amicus curiae brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in connection with the Court’s consideration of Facebook v. Duguid, et al., the U.S. Government requested the Court narrowly

September 9, 2020
FCC Releases Draft STIR/SHAKEN Order

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its Tentative September 30th Open Meeting Agenda. Notably, the agenda includes a draft STIR/SHAKEN Order. It continues the FCC’s implementation of the TRACED Act