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Comments Due June 7, Replies July 9 on FCC Reassigned Number FNPRM Targeting Robocalls

Comments are due June 7, replies July 9 on an FCC reassigned-number Further NPRM in docket 17-59 seeking to curb illegal robocalls, under a proposed rule set for Federal Register publication Monday (see calendar). The commission is seeking comment on…

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its proposal to create one or more databases to help businesses avoid calling without consent the new users of reassigned numbers, said the FNPRM adopted March 22 by commissioners (see 1803220028). Although previous users of reassigned numbers may have consented to robocalls, new users may not have, exposing them to unwanted calls and businesses to potential liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.