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Posted on June 17th, 2010 By Mark Brennan Posted in Consumer Privacy

New FCC Proceeding Seeks Comment on Potential Exemptions to Telemarketing, Autodialer, and Prerecorded Message Restrictions

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Public Notice seeking comment on a Petition for Expedited Clarification and Declaratory Ruling (Petition) filed by Global Tel*Link Corporation (Global Tel) regarding its outbound calling practices. The Petition raises several key issues under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and related FCC rules, including whether certain calls (e.g., […]

Posted on March 16th, 2010 By Mark Brennan Posted in Consumer Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Breaches

FCC Releases National Broadband Plan, Promotes Consumer Control Over Personal Information

The FCC’s National Broadband Plan signals that the Commission will take an expanded role in privacy-related consumer protection issues. This blog entry details the privacy-related aspects of the Plan.