The order provides clarification on entities subject to the TCPA.
12/15/2020 8:30 AM
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The Federal Communications Commission issued an order on reconsideration Monday ruling that government contractors must have prior express consent before they contact consumers, according to a news release from the FCC.
The order stems from reconsideration of the Broadnet Declaratory Ruling and reverses the FCC’s previous order to the extent that it provided that a federal contractor making calls on behalf of the government was not a “person” subject to the restrictions in section 227(b)(1) of the TCPA.
“Today’s order reconsidered a 2016 interpretation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act adopted by the prior FCC that allowed federal contractors to robocall consumers without their prior express consent. The order on reconsideration confirms that contractors working for federal, state, or local governments along with local governments themselves must obtain con