Standing Up for Small Business: EIA Fights to End Abusive Email Litigation in Washington State
January 14, 2026
Today, the EIA joined the Washington Retail Association (WRA) and business leaders from across the state to advocate for an end of frivolous email litigation under Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act (CEMA). In a hearing before the House Consumer Protection and Business Committee, EIA President & CEO David Carter delivered crucial testimony in support of HB 2274, a bipartisan bill that EIA helped WRA craft in order to fix a quickly escalating litigation crisis impacting ecommerce businesses nationwide.…
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Update: Texas Secretary of State Fulfills Commitment to Seek Formal Attorney General Opinion as Part of EIA’s Settlement With Texas
December 19, 2025
Last month, we shared the exciting news that the Ecommerce Innovation Alliance (EIA), alongside Postscript and Flux Footwear, secured a landmark settlement with the State of Texas regarding Senate Bill 140 (SB 140). This agreement was a massive win for the ecommerce industry, confirming that businesses sending text messages with prior affirmative consent are not "telemarketers" under Texas law.…
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State Attorneys General Target Major Telecom Infrastructure Providers For Delivering Illegal Robocalls
December 8, 2025
On December 3rd, the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force, a bipartisan coalition of 51 Attorneys General, announced the launch of "Phase 2" of Operation Robocall Roundup. Moving beyond the smaller "gateway" providers targeted in previous actions, this new phase focuses on four of the largest voice service providers in the United States: Inteliquent (a Sinch company), Bandwidth Inc., Lumen Technologies, and Peerless Network (an Infobip company).…
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Legislative Alert: Michigan Senate Bill 351 Advances, Ignoring Industry Warnings
December 4, 2025
The EIA is issuing an urgent legislative update regarding Michigan Senate Bill 351, a "Mini-TCPA" bill that was reported out of the Senate Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection on December 3, 2025. While the stated goal of the bill is to curb illegal robocalls—a goal the EIA and its members fully support—the current text of SB 351 represents a significant threat to legitimate ecommerce businesses in Michigan and beyond, while doing little to stop actual scammers.…
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EIA, Postscript, and Flux Secure Settlement with Texas
November 6, 2025
The EIA announces a successful settlement with the State of Texas in the litigation challenging the implementation of Texas Senate Bill 140 (SB 140). This outcome is a landmark victory for the entire ecommerce industry. It decisively confirms the legal position that businesses sending text messages only to consumers who have provided prior, affirmative consent are not "telemarketers" under Texas law. Consequently, these legitimate businesses are not subject to the registration requirements of Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 302.…
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EIA Updates the FCC: Quiet Hours Litigation Crisis Reaches One-Year Mark
Ecommerce Innovation Alliance
November 25, 2025
On November 20, 2025, the EIA made a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deliver updated data and an urgent message: the wave of frivolous “quiet hours” lawsuits targeting legitimate ecommerce businesses has reached a crisis point, and immediate Commission action is essential.…
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