Address 'Unworkable' TCPA Rules, CTIA Tells FCC
CTIA said there's “near unanimity among calling parties, service providers and consumers” the FCC should address the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, now that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in March overturned key parts of a 2015…
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order and declaratory ruling (see 1803160053). CTIA reported on meetings with aides to Chairman Ajit Pai, and Commissioners Mike O’Rielly and Jessica Rosenworcel. “The Commission has an opportunity to fix the unworkable TCPA rules that expose good faith callers to unnecessary risk of litigation and inhibit consumers from receiving wanted calls,” the association filed in docket 18-152. CTIA opposed launch of a new database of reassigned phone numbers, which it said "would present significant financial, operational and technical challenges” with “no impact on mitigating illegal, unwanted robocalls."