Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

Background

Originally enacted in 1991, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is woefully antiquated because it fails to recognize the ubiquitous nature of mobile devices in our society today.  As a result, the TCPA is harming the ability of businesses and other organizations to effectively and efficiently deliver important, non-marketing, time-sensitive information to consumers’ mobile devices.  These types of informational calls and texts include alerts concerning data breaches, fraud, drug recalls, flight delays, power outages, package delivery, prescription refills, upcoming appointments, etc.

2013 U.S. Chamber Policy Priorities – TCPA

Support modernization of the TCPA to ensure that consumers can receive important non-marketing, time-sensitive information on their mobile devices and that businesses have the ability to provide their customers with this type of information.

Hill Letters

November 3, 2011 – Letter Supporting H.R. 3035, the “Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011”
September 23, 2011 - Coalition Letter in Support of H.R. 3035, the "Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011"

Regulatory Comments

November 15, 2012 - Comments to FCC on the Communication Innovators’ Petition for Declaratory Ruling re: TCPA 
August 30, 2012 – Comments to the FCC on GroupMe’s Petition for Declaratory Ruling re: TCPA

Press Releases

October 17, 2012 – U.S. Chamber Comments on FTC Robocall Summit

Events

September 14, 2012 – Remarks of FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Blog Posts

October 7, 2011 – Keeping Businesses Connected to Their Customers

Staff Contact

Jason Goldman, Senior Policy Counsel & Managing Director
Environment, Technology & Regulatory Affairs Division
(202) 463-5533