On January 17, 2017 a notice was published in the Federal Register regarding a Petition asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reconsider Final Rules adopted in August 2016. The rules in question were adopted to implement an amendment in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 that exempts autodialed calls “made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States” from the TCPA’s prior express consent requirement.
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