Topic 06
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) promulgates rules implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Those rules sit at 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200, and they change often.
The FCC's role has also changed. In McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corp. (2025), the Supreme Court held that district courts in enforcement cases interpret the statute themselves, giving the FCC's views "appropriate respect" rather than binding effect.
Always check the effective date and the current text in the eCFR before relying on an FCC order. The articles in this section report each order, waiver, and proposal.
The maintained guide
Congress enacted the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement it.
Regulatory update · FCC & rulemaking
On November 18, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) imposed a $9,997,750 fine on Kenneth Moser and his San Diego-based company, Marketing Support Systems.
Analysis · FCC & rulemaking
Here's the thing ... if you get one traceback notice, maybe you had a bad customer. If you get 190, that's not bad luck. That's a business model.
Regulatory update · FCC & rulemaking
On October 3, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced what it called first-of-their-kind Enforcement Bureau orders.
Regulatory update · FCC & rulemaking
Here's one from the fall of 2022 that shows how fast the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can shut a door.
Regulatory update · FCC & rulemaking
Here's the thing about cease-and-desist letters from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). They're short. They're polite.
Analysis · FCC & rulemaking
Members of the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force, a bipartisan group of state attorneys general, launched the second phase of "Operation Robocall Roundup" on December 3, 2025.
Analysis · Litigation & decisions
Here's the part of this case that made me shake my head. The "fix" victims paid hundreds or thousands of dollars for?
Regulatory update · FCC & rulemaking
The bottom line: on December 2, 2025, the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sent SK Teleco LLC of Missoula, Montana, a notice of suspected illegal traffic.
Regulatory update · Autodialers & artificial voice
On May 10, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Forfeiture Order imposing a $120,000,000 penalty on Adrian Abramovich, personally and doing business as Marketing Strategy Leaders, Inc. and Marketing Leaders, Inc. The FCC found that he made 96,758,223 illegal spoofed robocalls during a three-month period in 2016.
Supreme Court · 2025
In a private lawsuit or other enforcement proceeding under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a federal district court is not bound by the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) interpretation of the statute.
Eleventh Circuit · 2025
The Eleventh Circuit vacated the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) "one-to-one consent" rule before it took effect.
D.C. Circuit · 2018
The D.C. Circuit reviewed a 2015 order of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) interpreting the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
FCC & rulemaking
Most changes to federal robocall and telemarketing rules begin life as a proceeding at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
FCC & rulemaking
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) implements the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) mainly through one long regulation: 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200, titled "Delivery restrictions." This guide gives an overview of how the regulation is laid out, highlights the paragraphs that come up most often, and lists recent and pending changes as of October 14, 2026.
FCC & rulemaking
This page lists the official, primary sources for federal telemarketing and robocall law.
FCC & rulemaking
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is found at 47 U.S.C. § 227.
