The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) is the primary law in the U.S. governing the conduct of telemarketers. Its primary regulator is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The TCPA restricts the use of dialers, prerecorded voice messages, SMS text messages received by cell phones, and the use of fax machines. Even though the law was not designed with ARM in mind, debt collectors often find themselves restricted in the communication technology they can use. In addition, contradictory guidance from regulators and court rulings has led to an explosion in the number of TCPA cases collection agencies must defend.
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Joint Petitioners File Initial Brief in Consolidated Appeal of FCC’s TCPA Order
30 November 2015
Summary Judgment Granted for Debt Collector in TCPA Case
24 November 2015
Western Union Agrees to Settle TCPA Class Action Case for $8.5 Million
23 November 2015
LiveVox Presents a Follow Up to insideARM's First Party Outsourcing Summit, Focusing on the Impacts of the TCPA into 2016
20 November 2015
Consumer Litigation "Continues to Evolve in Lurches": Your October Debt Collection Stats
13 November 2015
A Guide to Tracking Consent and Revocation of Consent
13 November 2015
The Supreme Court Takes Another Look at Mootness Following an Offer of Judgment in TCPA Class Litigation
12 November 2015
Performant Earnings Announcement Hits Three Hot Topics
5 November 2015
Collectors Calling on Federal Debt May Now Use ATDS to Dial Cell Phones?
5 November 2015
Third Circuit Gives TCPA Litigants Additional Support
30 October 2015
Budget Deal Includes Autodialer Provision for Federal Debt Collectors
28 October 2015
LiveVox Joins Cross-Industry TCPA Discussion at the Neustar Operations Summit 2015
28 October 2015
District Court Judge Grants Stay of TCPA Action Pending Appeal of FCC Ruling
26 October 2015
"Is This a Dialer?" -- Five Industry Attorneys Weigh In
23 October 2015
Questions -- and Answers -- in Free TCPA Download from Neustar
19 October 2015
Third Circuit Reverses District Court Order in TCPA “Called Party” Case Against Bank of America
16 October 2015
Dun & Bradstreet Wins Summary Judgment in Putative TCPA Class Action Case
16 October 2015
LiveVox Speaks to First Party Issuers and Servicers on the Impact of the Latest FCC Ruling at the First Party Summit
12 October 2015
Three Ways Data Offers Businesses the Ultimate Insurance Policy
25 September 2015
What's Keeping Compliance Professionals Awake? UDAAP, Entrenched Behaviors
24 September 2015