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Letter to FCC against robocalling exemption for “robot calls”

SUMMARY: Robocallers are continuing to seek loopholes in the current prohibition in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act against robocalling without consent. Comments to FCC from Consumer Reports and others opposing robocaller request for exemption from consumer prior consent requirement for message delivered in separate pre-recorded snippets, known as “robot calls.”