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Michele Shuster

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

September 9, 2020
TCPA Compliance for Political Calls

Political campaigns are in full swing. Soon candidates and political parties will be calling and texting to solicit money, votes, opinions, or all three. Political campaigns are not exempt from

June 22, 2020
52 Attorneys General Seek to Ramp Up Enforcement on Illegal Robocalls

The state attorneys general (“AGs”) have signaled that they are ramping up their efforts to combat illegal telephone calls. Fifty-two AGs, including American Samoa and Puerto Rico, recently issued a

June 12, 2020
Eastern District of California Further Defines Reasonable Revocation of Consent in TCPA Case

In the 2017 case ACA v. FCC, the D.C. Circuit Court confirmed prior Federal Communications Commission (FCC) guidance that Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) consent to be called can be