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Rule2024-249082024-11-06

Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991

Federal Communications Commission

Abstract

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection associated with the rule adopted in the Second Text Blocking Report and Order requiring that texters and callers obtain a consumer's prior express written consent to robocall or robotext the consumer soliciting their business. The Commission requires that such consent apply to a single seller at a time. The Commission also requires that the consent must be in response to a clear and conspicuous disclosure to the consumer and that the content of the robotexts and robocalls be logically and topically associated with the website where the consumer gave consent. Compliance with the rule section, is required 12 months after publication in the Federal Register or 30 days after notice that the Office of Management and Budget has completed review of any information collection requirements that the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau determines is required un the Paperwork Reduction Act, whichever is later. This document is consistent with the Second Text Blocking Report and Order, which states the Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing a compliance date for the rule section.

Action & Dates

Action
Final rule; announcement of compliance date.
Dates
Effective date: November 6, 2024
Effective Date
2024-11-06

CFR References

Topics

Communications common carriersTelecommunicationsTelephone

Document Excerpt

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 64 [CG Docket Nos. 02-278, 21-402, 17-59, FCC 23-107, FR ID 254728] ( printed page 87982) AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule; announcement of compliance date. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection associated with the rule adopted in the Second Text Blocking Report and Order requiring that texters and callers obtain a consumer's prior express written consent to robocall or robotext the consumer soliciting their business. The Commission requires that such consent apply to a single seller at a time. The Commission also requires that the consent must be in response to a clear and conspicuous disclosure to the consumer and that the content of the robotexts and robocalls be logically and topically associated with the website where the consumer gave consent. Compliance with the rule section, is required 12 months after publication in the Federal Register or 30 days after notice that the Office of Management and Budget has completed review of any information collection requirements that the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau determines is required un the Paperwork Reduction Act, whichever is later. This document is consistent with the Second Text Blocking Report and Order, which states the Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing a compliance …

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Citation: 89 FR 87982