Business Law Today reports on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rule, scheduled to take effect in October. The Federal Communications Commission has revised the TCPA to include requirements for written consent when making autodialed and prerecorded telemarketing calls and text messages to cell phones and prerecorded telemarketing calls to landlines, the report states. The changes are intended to make TCPA more consistent with the Federal Trade Commission’s Telemarketing Sales Rule. In light of these changes and an upward trend in TCPA litigation, the authors recommend businesses assess their calling and text messaging practices to ensure they are in keeping with the amended rule.
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