Shuster to co-present ATA webinar on the FCC’s recent rulemaking
Michele Shuster will be co-presenting an ATA webinar, “FCC Rules Clarified: Breakdown of the Recent Announcements,” on Thursday, February 23rd from 12:00PM-1:00PM EST. The webinar will focus on the FCC’s recent rulemaking and what it means for all telemarketers. Presenting along with Shuster will be Angela Morris of Quality Contact Solutions and ATA Counsel, Mitch [...]
Montgomery to speak at Lincoln Day Dinner
Betty Montgomery will be speaking at the the Lincoln Day Dinner on February 23rd at Raven’s Glenn Winery. The dinner is hosted by the Coshocton County GOP.
FCC Regulation Amendments
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a Report and Order on February 15, 2012 that adopts significant amendments to its Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) regulations (Amended Regulations). The Amended Regulations impose additional requirements pertaining to prerecorded telemarketing messages and/or telemarketing calls made to cell phones. The regulations also include new call abandonment rules. Significant changes [...]
FCC Amends TCPA
Today the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to amend its Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The amendments have not been published, however, based on the FCC comments, the amendments include: 1. A company must have express written consent to place a prerecorded sales call to a consumer, which consent can be obtained electronically if compliant [...]
Petersen attending NADA Convention in Las Vegas this weekend
Shaun Petersen will be attending the NADA Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada from February 3rd-6th! For more information about the convention click here.
Montgomery Campaign Kickoff Huge Success
Dozens of supporters flooded into Jimmy V’s to attend Betty Montgomery’s kickoff event for her run for Ohio state Central Committee last night. Dozens of friends and former colleagues joined together to raise funds for her camapign and to volunteer to assist on the campaign. Betty graciously thanked everyone who took the time to attend [...]
Congrats to OH Investigator Jim Petroff
Betty Montgomery, Shaun Petersen and Helen Mac Murray joined dozens of friends and colleagues to bid farewell and good luck to Ohio attorney general’s office veteran, Investigator Jim Petroff. Petroff worked diligently for 30 years working in the consumer protection section under many attorneys general. He is probably best remembered for his groundbreaking work assisting [...]
Mac Murray issues legal opinion that Radius Cell Manager Strictly Follows TCPA Law
Radius Solutions, Inc., a software and product provider based in Jacksonville, Florida, has announced the release of a new solution, the Radius Cell Manager, for every company seeking to comply with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and its prohibition against using automatic telephone dialing systems and predictive dialers to call cell phone numbers in [...]
MPS named Legislative, Regulatory, and Compliance Counsel for NIADA
MPS has been named Legislative, Regulatory, and Compliance Counsel for the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA). MPS will provide additional expertise to NIADA’s legislative and regulatory efforts in DC to stay ahead of issues affecting the association and its approximately 18,000 members. Shaun Petersen, former Ohio assistant attorney general, will act as NIADA’s lead [...]
Whisler presents “Do Not Track and Commercial Privacy” webinar for ATA members
Attorney Nick Whisler presented a webinar as part of the ATA’s Compliance Officer’s Forum last week. The webinar was an overview of federal privacy legislation that was introduced in 2011, including the following bills: Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, Do Not Track Me Online Act of [...]
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