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Convoso Compliance Officer Tammy Glover Fowler Discusses FCC’s Recent TCPA updates in ActiveProspect Webinar
In the fourth episode of Active Prospect’s FCC webinar series, Convoso Compliance Officer, Tammy Glover Fowler, and Troutman Amin Partner, Puja Amin, joined ActiveProspect’s Director of Privacy, Security, and Compliance, Benjamin Farrar, to discuss the latest TCPA updates centered around robocalls, robotexts, and revocation.
Read the highlights and watch the full episode >
Maine Legislature Takes Action to Reduce Unwanted Telemarketing Calls
Maine Governor Janet Mills recently signed a bill into law requiring telephone solicitors to verify numbers against a reassigned numbers database to protect consumers from unwanted sales calls.
Wisconsin Enacts Stricter Telemarketing Regulations
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed legislation amending current requirements around caller identification during telephone solicitations.
Utah Passes First State Law on AI Regulation
Governor Spencer Cox signed the Utah Artificial Intelligence Policy Act (AIPA), set to become effective on May 1, 2024. This is the first state law on AI in the U.S. that comprehensively tackles both public and private sector AI products and services. Its primary objective is to safeguard consumers by subjecting generative AI to Utah’s consumer protection, healthcare, and financial services regulations.
Read more on the key provisions and impact >
EU Parliament Passes Landmark AI Regulation
The Act’s regulatory framework identifies 4 tiers of risk and related requirements for the development and operation of AI technologies, ensuring human oversight and data governance, and mandating technical documentation of AI systems for transparency and understanding.
Though the regulatory burden falls most heavily on “high risk” AI systems, any business that develops or deploys AI systems in the EU should familiarize themselves with the Act’s provisions.
FTC Final Rule Introduces More Recordkeeping Requirements and Extends Coverage to B2B Telemarketing Calls
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced final updates to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), that extend telemarketing fraud protections to businesses and introduce new requirements for record keeping. Under the final rule telemarketers are required to maintain detailed records for every call.
Read more on the per-call record-keeping requirements >
Federal Court Rules Ringless Voicemail Platform Provider Cannot Be Held Liable for TSR Violations
Federal Court ruling exonerates Ringless Voicemail platforms from FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) accusations.
“Massive massive win for Stratics and other RVM platforms. But massive loss for individual senders of ringless voicemail.”
Eric J. Troutman, Founding Partner of Troutman Amin LLP
Read more on the implications >
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