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The Supreme Court assumed that an ATDS must be used for texts to be actionable in addressing Facebook–and the holding implicitly recognizes the same–it did not actually address the issue of whether text messages might be prerecorded voice calls for purposes of the TCPA.

Thanks to the decision in Facebook v. Duguid, 2021 will go down as one of the most significant years in the history of the TCPA. Here are some cases worthy of note as we enter the new year regarding advertising, class certification, do-not-call and vicarious liability.

Thanks to the decision in Facebook v. Duguid, 2021 will go down as one of the most significant years in the history of the TCPA. Here are some cases worthy of note as we enter the new year regarding advertising, class certification, do-not-call and vicarious liability.

TCPA plaintiffs have a right to revoke consent and are often given a fair amount of latitude in exercising their revocation rights. Courts are often reluctant to grant summary judgment to TCPA defendants who argue that plaintiffs did not effectively revoke their consent.

The FCC will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking at its Open Meeting on December 14 that proposes several changes to the E-Rate program’s procedures, Commission’s proposal called for robocallers to submit their originating phone numbers to a registry, ECF invoice deadline.

A growing body of court decisions have now concluded that the content requirements of 47 CFR 64.1200 d are different. Those–the argument goes–were promulgated under 227 c because they help called individuals identify the caller for purposes of making a DNC request.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied a motion to dismiss a class action for allegations that GrubHub, Inc. violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act TCPA.

The Federal Trade Commission reports that complaints about robocalls and telemarketing increased 20% in 2021.

The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office has 91 current and former city police officers on a "do not call list."