Android or using Do Not Disturb on
iPhone.
To stop spam calls and report telemarketers, you can join the National Do Not Call Registry.
To screen and block spam calls, you can also use your phone carrier or download a third-party app.
Robocalls just won t go away. Try as you might to ignore the ring of telemarketers, the spam always seems to return, no matter what you do.
While the Federal Communications Commission has beefed up its own policies around spam and robocalls, it s still mostly on you to stop these annoyances.
Whether you have an iPhone or Android phone, here s how you can block spam calls and robocalls for good.
SGS North America Withdraws Petition for Declaratory
Ruling
On March 17, 2021 SGS North America, Inc ( SGS ) filed
a Notice of Withdrawal. SGS will no longer be pursuing its Petition
for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, Or in the Alternative, Request
for Retroactive Waiver. In its Petition, filed December 17,
2018, SGS asked the Commission to clarify the meaning of telemarketing and dual purpose calls with
respect to the prior express written requirements under the
TCPA in order to fix a growing trend of unwarranted
TCPA litigation.
Awaiting Decision (Items on Circulation )
Other Pending Petitions
Petitions Seeking to Establish or Modify Exemptions to TCPA
Consent Requirements
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You can stop spam calls and robocalls by blocking numbers on Android or using Do Not Disturb on iPhone.
To stop spam calls and report telemarketers, you can join the National Do Not Call Registry.
To screen and block spam calls, you can also use your phone carrier or download a third-party app.
Robocalls just won t go away. Try as you might to ignore the ring of telemarketers, the spam always seems to return, no matter what you do.
While the Federal Communications Commission has beefed up its own policies around spam and robocalls, it s still mostly on you to stop these annoyances.
A putative class asked a Massachusetts federal court on Tuesday to give final approval for a $14 million settlement in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act suit accusing meal kit delivery company HelloFresh of making telemarketing calls to recipients on the National Do Not Call Registry.
I. New and Noteworthy
III. Other Pending Petitions
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.