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FCC Takes Action Against Caller-ID Spoofing under Truth-in-Caller ID Act

by Scott J. Hyman |

On February 14, 2019, the FCC proposed rules banning illegal spoofed text messages and international calls. The proposed rules would enable the FCC to address consumer concerns about unwanted text messages and scam calls from overseas. The Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 prohibits anyone from transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller ID information (“spoofing”) with the intent to defraud,… Read More

District Court (Tex.) Finds D-N-C Registration Statute Inapplicable to TCPA Plaintiff Who Received Debt Collection Calls; Finds Truth-in-Caller-ID Law Allows Blocking of Caller-ID

by Scott J. Hyman |

In Genaw v. NCO Financial Systems, Inc., 2013 WL 1876792 (N.D.Tex. 2013), Judge Robinson found that a TCPA Plaintiff who received debt collection calls did not trigger the do-not-call registry or its requirement that a caller provide copies of its DNC procedures upon demand.  Judge Robinson also confirmed that the Truth-in-Caller-ID Act permitted a debt collection caller to block its… Read More

5th Cir. Finds TCPA and Truth-in-Caller ID Act Pre-Empt State Law “Anti-Spoofing” Legislation — Because the TCIA Was Meant to Protect Non-Harmful Spoofing

by Scott J. Hyman |

In Teltech Systems, Inc. v. Bryant, --- F.3d ----, 2012 WL 6097949 (5th Cir. 2012), the Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit held that the Truth-in-Caller ID Act pre-empted state-law ‘anti-spoofing’ legislation. “Spoofing” is misrepresenting the originating telephone caller's identification (caller ID) to the call recipient. The practice has both improper and legitimate applications. In early 2010, Mississippi enacted… Read More