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A Brief History of the Brief (but Voluminous) History of the FCC’s Efforts to Eliminate Illegal and Unwanted Robocalls and Robotexts

Glenn Richards
Glenn Richards
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Glenn Richards is Pillsbury’s Communications Practice Group leader and has been with the firm for 32 years. Based in Washington, DC, he is a recognized authority on IP communications regulations and telecommunications policies and issues.

Kevin G. Rupy
Kevin G. Rupy
Wiley Rein LLP

Kevin G. Rupy is a partner in the Telecom, Media & Technology (TMT) Practice at Wiley Rein, LLP, and has twenty-five years of experience in the communications legal field. Mr. Rupy is a recognized expert in the area of robocalls, having established USTelecom’s Industry Traceback Group, testified before the Senate on several occasions, and is frequently interviewed by media outlets on the issue. He was previously Vice President of Policy at USTelecom, where he served for approximately 14 years. Prior to joining USTelecom, Mr. Rupy practiced with the telecommunications group at an Am Law 200 firm in Washington. He also served for six years in the United States Marine Corps, attaining the rank of Captain. Mr. Rupy received his J.D. from American University, and his B.A. from Fordham University

On-Demand: January 31, 2024
A Brief History of the Brief (but Voluminous) History of the FCC’s Efforts to Eliminate Illegal and Unwanted Robocalls and Robotexts

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Program Summary

This CLE will discuss the FCC and Congress’ efforts to adopt rules and regulations for calling parties and voice service providers to create accountability and liability for facilitating unlawful and unwanted phone calls and text messages. We will discuss what’s working, what may not be working and what still needs to be done to address America’s #1 nuisance. We will discuss how the FCC is working with the states and industry to crack down on bad actors. We will also discuss steps voice and text service providers are taking to give customers more control and information to determine which calls to answer and prevent potentially illegal calls and texts from reaching consumers. And we will address why some calling parties are not happy with those carrier controls.

Key topics to be discussed:

  • Defining the problem of illegal and unwanted calls and texts
  • The TRACED Act
  • The FCC’s orders and rules implementing the TRACED Act
  • What’s working and what still needs to be done

Date / Time: January 31, 2024

Closed-captioning available

Speakers

Glenn Richards_myLawCLEGlenn Richards | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Glenn Richards is Pillsbury’s Communications Practice Group leader and has been with the firm for 32 years. Based in Washington, DC, he is a recognized authority on IP communications regulations and telecommunications policies and issues. Glenn represents VoIP and cloud communications service providers, wireless carriers, broadcasters, equipment manufacturers, trade associations and investors in transactional matters and before the FCC and state public utilities commissions. He also negotiates the purchase of communications services on behalf of large corporate customers.

He can be reached at glenn.richards@pillsburylaw.com or 202.663.8215.

 

Kevin G. Rupy_myLawCLEKevin G. Rupy | Wiley Rein LLP

Kevin G. Rupy is a partner in the Telecom, Media & Technology (TMT) Practice at Wiley Rein, LLP, and has twenty-five years of experience in the communications legal field. Mr. Rupy is a recognized expert in the area of robocalls, having established USTelecom’s Industry Traceback Group, testified before the Senate on several occasions, and is frequently interviewed by media outlets on the issue. He was previously Vice President of Policy at USTelecom, where he served for approximately 14 years. Prior to joining USTelecom, Mr. Rupy practiced with the telecommunications group at an Am Law 200 firm in Washington. He also served for six years in the United States Marine Corps, attaining the rank of Captain. Mr. Rupy received his J.D. from American University, and his B.A. from Fordham University

Agenda

I. Defining the problem of illegal and unwanted calls and texts | 12:00pm – 12:15pm

II. The TRACED Act | 12:15pm – 12:30pm

III. The FCC’s orders and rules implementing the TRACED Act | 12:30pm – 12:45pm

IV. What’s working and what still needs to be done | 12:45pm – 1:00pm

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