The FCC reopened public comment Fri. on 6 petitions seeking preem...
The FCC reopened public comment Fri. on 6 petitions seeking preemption of state telemarketing laws. The Commission wants information on new developments, including new petitions and several state bills that would apply to interstate telemarketing calls. At the same…
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time, the FCC’s Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau asked for comments on 2 petitions that raise questions of FCC jurisdiction and preemption authority under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In one of the new petitions, 33 organizations asked the FCC to rule that it has exclusive regulatory jurisdiction over interstate telemarketing calls, barring state regulation. The other, by a Cal. resident, asks the FCC to declare that the federal TCPA doesn’t preempt provisions of the Cal. Consumer Legal Remedies Act applying to interstate telephone calls. All comments will be due 30 days after the public notices (all in CG Doc. 02-278) appear in the Federal Register.