On March 16, 2018, a unanimous panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated two rulings from the FCC’s 2015 declaratory ruling and order concerning the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The DC Circuit’s decision is a victory for companies that have been seeking clarity from the FCC as to how to comply with the TCPA.   In its decision the Court addressed the four challenges raised by petitioners: ATDS, reassigned numbers, revocation of consent and health related exemptions.  A detailed discussion of the decision as well as our current thoughts on potential future regulatory developments may be found here.

Ani Kantarci contributed to this post.