Iowa Bill Would Impose $40,000 Fine on Caller-ID Spoofers

12th February 2018

Iowa State Senator Ken Rozenboom has introduced a bill that would impose a civil penalty of up to $40,000 upon businesses that are believed to be using caller-ID "spoofing" tactics. Caller-ID spoofing is when the caller uses technology to make a local or familiar number appear on a call recipient's caller-ID. Last year, the FCC proposed a $120 ...

FTC Announces Annual Maximum Fine Increase for Violations of TSR

29th January 2018

The FTC announced last week that the maximum civil fine for violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) has increased from $40,654 to $41,484. This is an annual increase that should be expected every January. The increase will soon be reflected in the FTC's Guide for Complying with the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

Kohl's Scores Big Win in TCPA Case

13th December 2017

In Viggiano v. Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc., plaintiff Amy Viggiano alleged that Kohl's sent her unsolicited text messages after she had opted-out from receiving previous messages. Viggiano replied to the marketing messages by saying, “I’ve changed my mind and don’t want to receive these anymore,” “Please do not send any further ...

Phone Companies to Block Illegal Robocalls

17th November 2017

Today the FCC announced new rules that will allow phone companies to proactively block calls that are likely illegal robocalls. Examples include calls from phone numbers with area codes that do not exist, calls with spoofed caller ID information, and calls from government numbers that are known to not make any outbound calls. Click here to ...

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