Bankers Press for Additional TCPA Changes
Representatives of the American Bankers Association are pressing the FCC under Ajit Pai to act on its August 2015 petition seeking changes to rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for time-sensitive calls and text messages. In 2015, the FCC…
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granted an exemption but limited it to calls and texts sent “to the wireless telephone number provided by the customer of the financial institution.” ABA opposes this provided number condition. The association said representatives met with Zenji Nakazawa, acting aide to Pai on consumer issues. "ABA inquired about the status of the Petition,” said a filing in docket 02-278. "ABA also advised Mr. Nakazawa about the harmful impact that the provided number condition has had on the ability of financial institutions to make time-sensitive calls and texts pursuant to the exemptions.”