Louisiana Lifts State of Emergency Restrictions for Hurricane Zeta

Michele Shuster

Followers of our blogs have read about STIR/SHAKEN and Telcom carrier call labeling and blocking technologies (“Technologies”) deployed to prevent illegal or unwanted robocalls.  The Technologies, however, are not perfect and block a significant number of legal and wanted calls. Businesses operating within today’s IP-based network environments must understand the Technologies or risk their calls never ringing the intended call [...]

Josh Stevens

The federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA; 47 U.S.C. § 227) and its implementing regulations (47 C.F.R. § 64.1200) regulate the use of automatic telephone dialing systems (ATDS) and artificial or prerecorded voices (“prerecorded messages”) in telephone communications. Generally speaking, the TCPA prohibits using an ATDS or prerecorded message to contact cell phones, and prerecorded telemarketing messages to contact residential [...]

Nick Whisler

Effective today (November 2, 2020) at 6:00 PM Central, Louisiana will release its Public Service Commission from reporting obligations to the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in response to Hurricane Zeta. Businesses may resume telephone solicitations in Louisiana at that time. For more information or to check on the status of the calling prohibition, please visit http://www.lpsc.louisiana.gov/emergency.aspx.