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The TRACED Act required the FCC to establish the Hospital Robocall Protection Group (HRPG) in order to develop best practices to protect hospitals from robocalls. The Commission released a Public Notice on March 25, 2020 seeking nominations for the HRPG. The Commission established the HRPG on June 25, 2020 and it held its first meeting on June ...
- December 30, 2019 - President Trump Signs The Traced Act Into Law
- February 4, 2020 - FCC Calls on Gateway Carriers For Assistance
- March 25, 2020 - FCC Announcesformation of Hospital Robocall Protection Group
- March 27, 2020 - FCC Releases Proposed Rules For Traceback Consortium
- March 31, 2020 - FCC Mandatesimplementation of Stir/Shaken by June 2021
- April 20, 2020 - FCC Solicits Letters of Intent For Traceback Consortium
- April 28, 2020 - FCC Calls For Comments on Measures to Combat One-Ring Scams
- July 16, 2020 - FCC Approves Safe Harborsfor Companies That Block Calls
- September 9, 2020 - FCC Proposessecond Report and Order on Shaken/Stir
- October 1, 2020 - FCC Releases Nprmon Reviewing TCPA Exemptions
This followed shortly after the bill’s final passage in the Senate. Originally introduced in the spring of 2019, the bill followed several years’ worth of proposed federal legislationfocusing on regulating robocalls.
The FCC published a press releasecalling on gateway carriers to assist the Commission in its efforts to enact proposed traceback rules relating to overseas callers using those carriers’ networks to call US-based consumers.
As explained in the accompanying press release, the FCC created this working group to develop best practices for the following:
These proposed rulesare an effort to fulfill the TRACED Act’s directive that the the Commission issue rules “for the registration of a single consortium that conducts private-led efforts to trace back the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls.”
In the press release announcing the order, the FCC writes that “[w]idespread deployment of STIR/SHAKENwill reduce the effectiveness of illegal spoofing, allow law enforcement to identify bad actors more easily, and help phone companies identify calls with illegally spoofed caller ID information before those calls reach their subscribers.” It estima...
Following the March 27 proposed rules, the FCC formally put out a callfor “interested consortia to provide Letters of Intent in accordance with the Commission’s updated rules and the discussion of the statutory requirements and registration process.” USTelecom Industry Traceback Group would end up filing the only letter of intent. The FCC officiall...
The FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)and a call for public comment on how to “implement the TRACED Act and build upon [their] efforts to combat the one-ring scam by promoting consumer education and outreach, coordinating with [their] regulatory partners, and working more closely with industry to protect all Americans.” They also see...
In response to concerns from phone service providers that the technology used to block unwanted robocalls could also inadvertently block legitimate calls, the FCC approved new safe harbors for phone companies that implement call blocking technologies. The FCC also announceda FNPR requesting public comment “about additional steps to protect consumer...
Following March’s STIR/SHAKEN Order, the FCC proposed a second major Order implementing the TRACED Act. According to the fact sheetreleased in conjunction with the announcement, the Order would: The Order was formally adoptedon September 29, 2020.
Among the TRACED Act’s provisions is a directive to the FCC to review the TCPA’s exemptions regarding its consent requirements for the use of automatic telephone dialing systems (ATDS), artificial voice calls, and prerecorded calls. The TRACED Act instructs the FCC to ensure that TCPA exemptions meet certain conditions The NPRM’s summaryof Section ...
Act (TRACED Act) in part to enhance the Commission’s tools in the fight against illegal robocalls and spoofed calls. Section 10(a) of the TRACED Act directs the Commission to establish regulations to create a process that “streamlines the ways in which a private entity may voluntarily share with the
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Apr 10, 2020 · FCC was empowered to take many of these actions by the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED Act) signed into law on December 30, 2019 (P.L. 116-105). Although these steps appear to be having some impact, scammers remain determined to continue their attempts to defraud consumers using robocalls.
Apr 13, 2021 · The TRACED Act directed us to strengthen our call blocking rules, empowering phone companies to stop illegal and unwanted calls before they reach consumers. We also imposed new limits for the number of calls allowed to residential phone lines and gave consumers the ability to opt-out from receiving calls. The FCC has also taken steps required ...
Jan 4, 2021 · The TRACED Act, in addition to directing various FCC actions relating to call authentication, call blocking, carrier self-policing, and expanded enforcement authority over illegal "robocalls," required it to revisit the exemptions granted under the authority outlined above. The Act requires ensuring the exemptions include terms specifying the classes of parties that may make such calls and be ...
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Jan 5, 2021 · On December 30, 2020, the FCC released its Fourth Report and Order to continue implementation of the TRACED Act. Passed by Congress in 2019, the TRACED Act directed the FCC to, among other things, combat illegal robocalls by providing a safe harbor for voice service providers (VSPs) that erroneously block calls and streamline the process to identify and correct call blocking errors.
