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NEW YORK — Marketing calls usually make your cellphone ring, but if the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules in the companies’ favor, those credit card, financing and debt collection calls could legally go straight to your voicemail box in unlimited numbers....
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A petition to exempt ringless voicemails from anti-robocall rules has been withdrawn after heavy opposition. In March, a marketing company called All About the Message petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for a ruling that would prevent anti-robocall rules from applying...
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Debt collectors and telemarketers often face TCPA allegations – meritorious or not. For debt collectors, this is true even though debt collection calls are subject only to the “prior express consent” standard rather than the more strict, “prior express written...
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In the past couple of months, you might’ve noticed that you’ve been getting more voice mails. Sometimes, you might have voice mails waiting even though you didn’t have any corresponding missed calls. And when you opened those voice mails, perhaps...
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Frank Kemp was working on his computer when his cellphone let out the sound of Mario — from Super Mario Bros. — collecting a coin. That signaled he had a new voice mail message, yet his phone had never rung....
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Judge Upholds FTC Staff Opinion that Avatar Calls are Prerecorded Messages under TSR Bottom Line: Companies that use soundboard technology will need prior written consent and will need to comply with the prerecorded message requirements under the TSR effective May...
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Top 10 operational impacts of the GDPR: Part 1 – data security and breach notification Rita Heimes, CIPP/US The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to replace the Data Protection Directive 95/46/ec effective May 25, 2018. The GDPR is directly...
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Courtesy of http://www.ftcadlaw.com/ A few months ago, a client asked if “ringless voicemail” is legal. Before I could answer, I first had to know what he was talking about. “It’s the hottest new thing in telemarketing,” he said, “a sure...
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Your business voicemail message using the discrete “ringless” delivery method appears legal because the FTC and FCC have placed voicemail under the category of “Enhanced Information Services” and they have therefore chosen specifically not to regulate voicemail. See: “Ringless Voicemail Broadcasting for...
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Big data has become the focus of many industries, including recruitment. In a bold quest to harness more data, Randstad Holdings made the move to acquire Monster Worldwide for a whopping $429 million. This deal comes on the heels of Recruit Holdings...
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