The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently issued a significant Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) decision in Bradford v. Sovereign Pest Control of TX, Inc., No. 24-20379, Doc. 85-1 (5th Cir. Feb. 25, 2026). The court affirmed summary judgment for the company and held that the TCPA’s “prior express consent” standard does
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Utilities Petition FCC for Updates to TCPA Guidelines to Allow “Demand Response” Calls and Texts
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
Edison Electric Institute (EEI), an association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to permit calls and texts under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) without prior express consent for “demand response” communications. A prior FCC ruling clarified the FCC’s policies towards the types of calls and texts from…