Lauri Mazzuchetti

Media | Telecommunications

Lauri Mazzuchetti, Lee Brenner, Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik, Michael Innes | Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

When first enacted in 1991, the aim of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was to address consumer privacy concerns within the context of emerging (at that time) automatic telephone dialing systems (ATDS), which enabled telemarketers to contact many more consumers on their phones and fax...

Media | Telecommunications

Steven A. Augustino, Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik, Lauri Mazzuchetti, Lee Brenner | Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) released the text of its omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order (“TCPA Declaratory Ruling and Order” or “Ruling”), which the Commission adopted by a 3-2 vote...

Telecommunications

Steven A. Augustino, Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik, Lauri Mazzuchetti | Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

In response to two petitions for declaratory ruling, on May 9, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) ruled that sellers may be held vicariously liable under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) for unlawful telemarketing by third-parties under...