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Robocalls & Texts

NCLC works to stop unwanted or fraudulent robocalls and texts, to protect consumers and to make it harder for scammers to disappear with a consumer’s money.

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Scams

Advocacy to improve and enforce existing laws to stop scam calls and texts.

Spam

Challenging debt collection and other illegal calls and texts.

Telemarketing

Advocacy to reduce illegal telemarketing calls and texts.

After FCC Abandons Popular Telemarketing Rule, Consumers Take Action to Save It 

February 20, 2025

Small business owners and consumer advocates have stepped up to save a popular anti-robocall rule ATLANTA — Yesterday, four small business owners and the National Consumers League asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit for permission to intervene to request a rehearing after it issued a decision to overturn a Federal Communications…

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Recent Resources

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After FCC Abandons Popular Telemarketing Rule, Consumers Take Action to Save It 

February 20, 2025

Insurance Marketing Coalition Ltd. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.

February 19, 2025

Marketplace: Why do you still get unwanted calls from telemarketers? 

February 7, 2025

Top Six TCPA/Robocall Developments in 2024/2025

January 27, 2025

Consumers Denied Relief from Unwanted Telemarketing Calls After Federal Court Scraps Consent Rule 

January 27, 2025

National Consumer and Privacy Groups Opposition to a Stay of 1-to-1 Consent Regulation

January 22, 2025

Ex Parte Letter Describing Meeting with Income FCC Chair Carr’s Staff About 1 to 1 Consent Regulation

January 9, 2025

What States Can Do To Help Struggling Consumers

January 2, 2025

Seven Top Tips for Consumers to Stop Illegal Robocalls

December 16, 2024

Comments & Letters

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National Consumer and Privacy Groups Opposition to a Stay of 1-to-1 Consent Regulation

January 22, 2025

Ex Parte Letter Describing Meeting with Income FCC Chair Carr’s Staff About 1 to 1 Consent Regulation

January 9, 2025

Consumer Group Comments Opposing NumberBarn’s Application for Access to Number Resources

December 6, 2024

Reply Comments by National Consumer and Privacy Groups in AI Proceeding at FCC

November 15, 2024

Comments of 26 Consumer, Privacy and Legal Aid Advocates on How to Protect Consumers From AI in Calls and Texts

October 10, 2024

Ex Parte for Am Bankers & Other Legal Callers & NCLC to FCC: Stop Scam Messages

October 4, 2024

FTC Telemarketing Sales Comments to the FTC on Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) Inbound Tech Support Calls NPRM

June 17, 2024

Comments to FCC on Wireless Providers Exemption and Automated Opt Out

April 4, 2024

What Banks Can Do to Stop Bank Imposter Texts

March 29, 2024

Reports

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Scam Robocalls: Telecom Providers Profit

June 1, 2022

Issue Briefs

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What States Can Do To Help Struggling Consumers

January 2, 2025

Seven Top Tips for Consumers to Stop Illegal Robocalls

December 16, 2024

2025 Consumer Protection Federal Priorities

October 21, 2024

Presentation to the FCC on the Application of E-Sign to TCPA Regulations

September 19, 2023

2022 Consumer Protection Federal Priorities

February 18, 2022

What Has the U.S. Supreme Court Done? Many Robocalls and Robotexts May Now be Legal after the Court’s Decision in Facebook v. Duguid

April 1, 2021

Robocall Protections: Will the Supreme Court Shield Americans from Unwanted Robocalls?

December 2, 2020

How Congress and the FCC Can Protect Americans from Invasive and Dangerous Robocalls and Robotexts

November 11, 2020

Testimony

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Senate Testimony of Margot Saunders Regarding Protecting Americans from Robocalls

October 24, 2023

Testimony of Margot Saunders Regarding “Legislating to Stop the Onslaught of Annoying Robocalls”

April 30, 2019

Testimony Before Senate Commerce Regarding Illegal Robocalls: Calling All to Stop the Scourge

April 11, 2019

Opposition to the Petition for Declaratory Ruling Filed by Northstar Alarm Services, LLC’s

March 15, 2019

Testimony Before Senate Commerce Regarding the Escalating Problem of Unwanted Robocalls and What To Do About It

April 18, 2018

Testimony Before Senate Commerce Regarding the Importance of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to Safeguard Consumers

May 18, 2016

Press Releases & News

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After FCC Abandons Popular Telemarketing Rule, Consumers Take Action to Save It 

February 20, 2025

Marketplace: Why do you still get unwanted calls from telemarketers? 

February 7, 2025

Top Six TCPA/Robocall Developments in 2024/2025

January 27, 2025

Consumers Denied Relief from Unwanted Telemarketing Calls After Federal Court Scraps Consent Rule 

January 27, 2025

FTC Expands Telemarketing Rules to Cover Technical Support Scams

December 2, 2024

Communications Daily: Disagreements Continue on Need for Tougher SIM Swapping Rules

February 15, 2024

FCC Must Increase Accountability in Fight to End SIM Swap and Port-Out Fraud

February 13, 2024

FCC Rulemaking Will Protect Consumers from Invasive Robocalls

December 13, 2023

Stronger Rules Will Stop Criminal Robocallers from Accessing Americans’ Wallets, Says NCLC Senior Attorney in Senate Testimony

October 24, 2023

Amicus Briefs

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Amicus Brief to 11th Circuit Support FCC’s One-to-One Consent Rule for Prerecorded Telemarketing Calls

July 22, 2024

Amicus Brief in Lindebaum v. Realgy, LLC

February 1, 2021

Amicus Brief in Facebook v. Duguid

October 23, 2020

Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants

September 8, 2020

Amicus Brief in Lamkin v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC

April 17, 2020

Amicus Brief in Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants

March 2, 2020

Amicus Brief in Support of Appellee and Urging Affirmance in Tabitha Evans v. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency

April 1, 2019

Amicus Brief in Melanie Glasser v. Hilton Grand Vacations Company

January 24, 2019

Amicus Brief in Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson

December 1, 2016

Resources for Consumers

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Seven Top Tips for Consumers to Stop Illegal Robocalls

December 16, 2024

Consumer Resources for Scam Calls and Texts

February 21, 2024

FCC & State Attorneys General Warn Consumers of Increased Risk of Student Loan Debt Scam Robocalls and Robotexts

June 30, 2023

Hanging Up on Robocall Scams

March 5, 2020

Hanging Up on Telemarketing Robocalls

March 5, 2020

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