Legal Opinion
Soundboard Association v. United States Federal Trade Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 10, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2017-0150PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge
On April 24, 2017, this court rejected Plaintiff Soundboard Association’s challenge under the Administrative Procedure Act to a letter issued by the staff of Defendant Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). The letter announced that the FTC staff now viewed telemarketing calls using soundboard technology — a technology by which telemarketers use a combination of prerecorded audio clips and live sales agents to contact and communicate with consumers — as subject to the same restrictions placed on traditional robocalls, in which…
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