By Christine M. Reilly and A. Paul Heeringa
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has adopted new rules to implement thePallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act
While the Commission has a well-established process for consumers to submit complaints about unwanted and suspected illegal robocalls and spoofed calls (primarily via the FCC's website)?and a process in place for obtaining information from certain public entities?no formal mechanism previously existed for private entities to share such information. The new rules are designed to address this shortfall.