FCC Issues Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking On TCPA Exemptions [telecom]

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by Carlin McCrory and Ethan Ostroff

The Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") regarding the amendment of the exemptions under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") allowing some entities to make calls using automated telephone dialing systems or artificial or pre-recorded voices, which could possibly include debt collection calls. The comment period has since closed.