CTIA Urges FCC to Rethink Parts of Draft Robotext Rules
CTIA raised concerns about the FCC's draft robotexting order during a series of meetings with commissioner aides. The order is set for a vote Dec. 13. “CTIA expressed significant concern that key aspects of the Draft Second Robotext Order reflect…
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an effort to import solutions from the robocall playbook which, while developed to meet the needs of voice services, are ill-suited and unnecessary to address robotexts,” said a filing posted Tuesday in docket 02-278: “CTIA explained that the problems, policy landscape, and available tools are different -- as are the solutions.” The outreach was consistent with the group's past comments (see 2309200067). “Unlike in the robocalls context, where clear guidance and direction from the FCC was necessary to clarify voice service providers’ authority to block illegal robocalls and now requires that they do so, wireless providers and their messaging partners do not need such direction because text messaging is an information service and wireless providers leverage that flexibility to the benefit of consumers,” CTIA said. CTIA representatives met with aides to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Commissioners Brendan Carr and Geoffrey Starks.