Message-ID: <20210520191720.A192E7B9@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 20 May 2021 19:17:20 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Monthly TCPA Digest - May 2021
by Russell H. Fox , Joshua Briones , Jonathan P. Garvin and Kara M. Cormier
We are pleased to present our latest Monthly TCPA Digest, providing
insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
(TCPA). In our Regulatory Update, we discuss the FCC's plan to
consider a proposal to speed up STIR/SHAKEN implementation for small
voice service providers. The Commission would propose to move the
implementation deadline from June 30, 2023 to June 30, 2022 for small
voice service providers deemed most likely to generate unlawful
robocall traffic. We also cover the FCC's Public Notice seeking
comment on a proposed protective order for confidential information
submitted to its Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD). As part of its
efforts to implement the TRACED Act and combat illegal robocalls, the
FCC is seeking to address potentially sensitive information submitted
to the RMD by voice service providers certifying compliance with FCC
STIR/SHAKEN requirements or detailing other efforts to stop illegal
robocall traffic on their networks.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/dodd-frank-consumer-protection-act/1070036/monthly-tcpa-digest-may-2021?email_access=on
Message-ID: <20210520185246.2BC187B9@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 20 May 2021 18:52:46 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Does Your Business Need A TCPA Opinion Letter?
Businesses conducting outbound marketing through use of text messages,
phone calls, voicemail drops, and fax advertisements must regularly
evaluate whether their telemarketing practices comply with applicable
law. Should a business run afoul of telemarketing regulations, the
expenses can add up quickly, with penalties of $500 per call/text and
up to $1,500 per call/text for willful and knowing violations of the
Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA".)
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/advertising-marketing-branding/1069850/does-your-business-need-a-tcpa-opinion-letter?email_access=on
Message-ID: <EB06E0DA-2F08-458B-8997-B5CE64C681A6@roscom.com>
Date: 19 May 2021 20:03:19 -0400
From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: Verizon forces users onto pricier plans to get $50-per-
month gov't subsidy
You might have to change Internet plans to get the FCC's $50
low-income subsidy.
By Jon Brodkin
Verizon and other Internet service providers are preventing some
low-income customers from getting new $50-per-month government
subsidies unless they switch to different plans that are sometimes
more expensive.
Over 825 ISPs nationwide are selling plans eligible for the new
subsidies that the US government made available to people who have low
incomes or who lost income during the pandemic. Verizon stands out
among big ISPs in its use of the subsidy to "upsell" customers to
pricier plans, according to a story yesterday by Washington Post tech
columnist Geoffrey Fowler.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/verizon-uses-fcc-pandemic-subsidy-to-upsell-customers-to-pricier-plans/
