FCC Adopts Rules For Private Entities To Report Robocall Violations
From Bill Horne@21:1/5 to All on Tue Aug 31 18:13:35 2021
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 <https://www.manatt.com/insights/newsletters/tcpa-connect/traced-act-set-for-enactment>,
providing guidance on how "private entities" can report robocall
violations.
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.