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04.10.17

No Opt-Out? No Problem: D.C. Circuit Overturns the FCC's Solicited Fax Rule

In a major decision that will surely impact the healthcare industry, a split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit invalidated the Federal Communication Commission's Solicited Fax Rule in Bais Yaakov of Spring Valley et al. v. FCC, 14-1234 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 31, ...


04.05.17

New Ad-Friendly FCC Trumps Old, Rule By Rule

In a major victory for marketers everywhere, a split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit invalidated the FCC’s Solicited Fax Rule. The FCC created the Solicited Fax Rule in a 2006 order, requiring that fax advertisements sent with a recipient’s prior ...