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TCPA and Do-Not-Call Lists; What and How They Work

Adam J Krohn / Posted: 2013-01-03 12:00 am
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) requires telemarketers to comply with all do-not-call requests a consumer makes directly to the telemarketer during a solicitation call. The TCPA also requires some telemarketers to comply with the National Do-Not-Call Registry which was implemented in 2003.

New TCPA Changes Go into Effect in 2013

Adam J Krohn / Posted: 2012-12-20 12:00 am
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has amended the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) regulations, many of which go into effect this year. These amendments impose additional opt-out requirements and consent requirements for prerecorded or autodialed telemarketing calls.

Pre-Recorded Calls Do Not Violate the FDCPA

Adam J Krohn / Posted: 2012-12-09 12:00 am
In a recent unpublished Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals opinion, the decision of a district court to grant summary judgment in favor of a debt collector was upheld. In Worsham v. Account Receivable Management, Inc., the brother-in-law of a debtor sued the debt collector because of repeated prerecorded calls to him in an attempt to locate the debtor.

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Adam J Krohn / Posted: 2011-05-06 12:00 am
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) was the first federal law enacted to regulate the actions of legitimate telemarketers. This law was passed in 1991 by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and it was meant to create a balance between consumers’ rights and allowing the effective use of telemarketing by businesses.

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