A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judicial panel is the latest to weigh in on the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) definition of prohibited “autodialer” equipment.
The appellate court determined that an autodialer, under statutory language, includes any “device that stores telephone numbers to be called.” That definition could render a cell phone, for example, an autodialer subject to regulations under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Read on to see details from the Ninth Circuit’s opinion and industry reaction to its potential impact on lenders and servicers.
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