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FCC Bureau Seeks Comment on TCPA Objections by Federal Contractor Group

The FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau sought comment on a petition by the Professional Services Council (PSC) that asked the FCC to revise language in its recent declaratory ruling (see 1607060013) providing an exception to the Telephone Consumer Protection…

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Act for federal government and federal contractor debt collection. The council questioned (see 1608040058) one phrase in the ruling, the finding that the TCPA prohibitions don't include calls by "the federal government or agents acting within the scope of their agency under common-law principles of agency." PSC said the language in the order would limit the amount of relief from the TCPA seen by federal contractors. Comments are due Sept. 14, replies Sept. 29 in docket 02-278, said a Monday notice by the bureau.