How should a company using faxes for market research purposes respond to recent court decisions?

The Third Circuit Court of Appeal recently ruled favorably on a case relating to the 2017 Insights Association - AAPOR petition to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

If "litigators and courts can characterize a communication which might ultimately improve customer relations as an “advertisement” or 'telemarketing,' then there will hardly be any communication between businesses and customers which will not be subject to the TCPA’s telemarketing rules," the Insights Association recently told the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

A new Congress means some new faces have taken charge of the marketing research and data analytics industry's policy interests in the Senate.

The Insights Association contributes to Research Business Report's 24th Annual Predictions Issue

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.

The FCC needs to develop an updated framework for the TCPA, according to Rep. Michael Burgess.

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).

Reforming the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is now a priority for the nation's small business advocate.

A July 25 hearing at the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Congressmen grilled the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on a wide variety of topics, including the