The FCC Reverses Course—Finds Government Contractors Subject to the TCPA
By EsqSocial Corporation 16/12/20
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) bars certain types of automated calls without first obtaining the consent of the called party. Indeed, with uncapped statutory damages, the TCPA is a staple of the plaintiff’s bar, generating thousands of lawsuits each year. In 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruled that the federal government is not subject to the TCPA’s requirements, and that contractors making calls on behalf of the federal government and acting as the government’s...
By: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck