Blackletter

Today we're going to talk about the TCPA and a new ruling from the FCC. The Federal Communications Commission, the FCC has just approved two new safe harbors from liability for blocking unwanted robocalls. This is good news for consumers. As phone companies step up and try to block unwanted robocalls and illegal robocalls, this provides a safe harbor for those phone companies so that they don't get in trouble for blocking calls. That they shouldn't be blocking. The first safe harbor, which is the simplest one allows phone companies to use "reasonable analytics, including caller ID authentication information to identify and block illegal or unwanted calls from liability." The TCPA,the Telecommunications Privacy Act, prohibits robocallers from making calls to you if you don't want them, and if they don't have your consent. Consent usually has to be in writing and signed by you electronically (click to agree counts). The illegal robocalls could subject the company that's making the calls to TCPA liability. Thi