United States of America: FTC and DoJ lawsuit against VoIP Service Providers carrying Robocalls for alleged violation of the Telemarketing Sales Rule
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
16 Feb 2023 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
FTC and DoJ file complaint against VoIP Service Providers carrying Robocalls for alleged violation of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR)
On 16 February 2023, the Department of Justice (DoJ) filed a complaint on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against a range of defendants, including Stratics Networks Inc., Netlatitude Inc., and Kurt Hannigan, for providing and implementi…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
consumer protection authority