I. New and Noteworthy
II. Awaiting Decision (Items on “Circulation”)
III. Other Pending Petitions
a. Petitions Seeking to Establish or Modify Exemptions to TCPA Consent Requirements
b. Petitions Relating to “Prior Express Written Consent”
c. Petitions Relating to Automatic Telephone Dialing Systems (ATDS)
d. Petitions Relating to “Junk” Faxing Rules
e. Other Petitions
Kelley Drye’s Communications Practice Group presents this tracker of active Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) petitions before the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”). With the recent increase in litigation regarding alleged violations of the TCPA, many issues relating to the interpretation of the statute have been presented to the FCC by impacted parties. These petitions can be primary jurisdiction referrals or be presented directly by a litigant in a TCPA action. The FCC currently has a number of petitions pending related to TCPA interpretation. The tracker below briefly summarizes each petition and the issues presented in them.
New and Noteworthy
Awaiting Decision (Items on “Circulation”)
Other Pending Petitions
Petitions are grouped by their primary subject matter.
Petitions Seeking to Establish or Modify Exemptions to TCPA Consent Requirements
- On January 26, 2022, the National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Action, Consumer…
