From: digest-replies@telecom-digest.org   
      
   by Craig Gilley (Venable LLP) and Laura A. Stefani (Venable LLP)   
      
   As part of a broader campaign to go after "robocall" violations, the   
   Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a $5,134,500   
   fine against a company and its owners for making 1,141 robocalls in   
   2020 that violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The   
   company told recipients of the robocalls that if they voted by mail,   
   their personal information would "be part of a public database that   
   will be used by police departments to track down old warrants and be   
   used by credit card companies to collect outstanding debts." The case   
   is a strong reminder that political calling campaigns are also subject   
   to the TCPA.   
      
   Both the TCPA and the FCC's rules prohibit prerecorded voice calls to   
   wireless telephone numbers without the recipients' prior express   
   consent, and this is true regardless of the caller's intent. These   
   restrictions apply equally to both telemarketing and informational   
   calls, including all non-commercial and political calls. The only   
   exception is for calls that are made for an emergency purpose.   
      
   https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1329388?q=1803232&n=820&tp=16&tlk=4&lk=64   
      
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