Skip to main content

Insights Association

  • Register for news, events and more!
  • Sign In

Insights Association

  • Find a Partner
  • Be a Member
  • Get Support
  • Promote MR/A
  • Stay Informed
  • Network & Learn
  • Advance Your Career

cellphone

April 5, 2021

U.S. Supreme Court Clarification of TCPA Autodialer Definition a Win for Insights Industry

The U.S. Supreme Court has clarified the definition of an autodialer in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The case, in which the Insights Association had joined an amicus brief, potentially clears up decades of convoluted and conflicting rules and decisions from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and various courts that have tied legitimate actors in knots and fueled a deluge of class action litigation.

Read More
October 28, 2020

Congressmen Argue U.S. Supreme Court Should Not Narrow TCPA Definition of an Autodialer

Twenty-one Democrat Congressmen and Senators urged the U.S. Supreme Court to maintain the exceptionally broad application of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in the upcoming case of Facebook v. Duguid.

Read More
September 18, 2020

TCPA Oral Arguments at Supreme Court Set for December 8

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on December 8, 2020, in a crucial case supported by the Insights Association to clarify the definition of an autodialer in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

Read More
September 14, 2020

Insights Association Joins TCPA Challenge at the Supreme Court

The Insights Association joined an amicus brief in a U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the definition of an autodialer in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The leading nonprofit trade association representing the marketing research and data analytics industry joined 10 other business groups in the filing, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Financial Services Association, and Business Roundtable.

Read More
July 6, 2020

TCPA Update from SCOTUS: U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Government Debt Calls Exemption While Keeping Troublesome Telephone Law Intact

The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down the 2015 government debt calls exception from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which makes calling cell phones for research purposes legally hazardous, as a content-based restriction on speech. Dashing the hopes of many TCPA watchers built up during oral arguments, the decision in Barr v. AAPC left the TCPA overall intact

Read More
March 17, 2020

Telephone Research Restricted During a State of Emergency?

With a state of emergency being called in many jurisdictions across the United States, does that mean you can't make telephone research calls?

Read More
February 6, 2020

Time for FCC Action on Redefining an Autodialer in TCPA

Eighteen organizations, including the Insights Association, urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) "to clarify expeditiously" the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) definition of

Read More
December 17, 2018

FCC Launches Reassigned Cell Phone Numbers Database for TCPA Compliance

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved rules to establish a single comprehensive centralized database of reassigned cell phone numbers, an important initial step in reducing TCPA class action liability for marketing researchers.

Read More
October 22, 2018

Coalition Urges FCC to Adopt Autodialer Definition Consistent with 1991 Law

The A to Z Communications Coalition and the Insights Association recently filed comments with the FCC urging the agency to "adopt an interpretation of the statute that is faithful to Congress’ intent in 1991," rather than following the lead of the recent 9th Circuit Marks court decision that expanded the definition of an autodialer "to equipment that does not possess random or sequential number generators" in contravention of the original Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

Read More
July 6, 2018

FCC Action Needed to Curtail TCPA Trial Lawyer Fishing Expeditions

In FCC comments in support of a TCPA petition, Insights Association member J.D. Power asserted that "the line between research and marketing is taken seriously and policed closely."

Read More

Pages

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • next ›
  • last »

About Us

The Insights Association protects and creates demand for the evolving Insights and Analytics industry by promoting the indisputable role of insights in driving business impact. All revenue is invested in quality standards, legal and business advocacy, education, certification and direct support to enable our members to thrive.

The 2019 IA Code of Standards and Ethics for Marketing Research and Data Analytics may be found here.

More About Us

About Our Members

Our members are the world's leading producers of intelligence, analytics and insights defining the needs, attitudes and behaviors of consumers, organizations and their employees, students and citizens. With that essential understanding, leaders can make intelligent decisions and deploy strategies and tactics to build trust, inspire innovation, realize the full potential of individuals and teams, and successfully create and promote products, services and ideas. 

Learn How We Do It

Contact Us

1156 15th Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 800-2545
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
Insights Association
  • FAQs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Media

© Insights Association 2021