In an Order on Reconsideration issued December 9, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission concluded that the TCPA applies to contractors working for the federal government. The Order reverses a 2016 Declaratory Ruling. Unlike the 2016 ruling in which it declined to address state and local governments, the FCC also determined in the Order that the TCPA does not apply to state governments but state government contractors and local governments are subject to the TCPA.… Continue Reading