A petition filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to exempt ringless voicemails from anti-robocall rules has been withdrawn after heavy opposition from many parties.
Earlier this year, All About the Message LLC (AATM) filed a petition for a declaratory ruling before the FCC, requesting that the FCC issue a rule that would declare that delivering a voice message directly to a consumer's voicemail box does not constitute a "call" that is subject to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act's (TCPA) general prohibition against the use of auto-dialers or pre-recorded voice messages (absent appropriate consent).
The request to withdraw the petition was made on June 20, 2017. A copy of the letter requesting the petition be withdrawn can be found here.
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