North Carolina Senate Fixes a Last-Minute Robocall Amendment to HB 936 That Could Have Banned AI Calls and Texts — Even With Consumer Consent

NC Senate Fixes a Last-Minute Robocall Amendment to HB 936 That Could Have Banned AI Calls and Texts — Even With Consumer Consent

Ecommerce Innovation Alliance

June 18, 2026

When the North Carolina House sent House Bill 936, “Robocall Solicitation Modifications,” to the Senate last year, it did so unanimously — 110-0. The bill that left the House was a measured update to the state’s telephone solicitation laws, and the House had already worked with EIA and other business groups to adopt an amendment removing the problematic one-to-one consent requirement we wrote about previously. It looked like a clean story.…

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A Tale of Two Circuits: How Conflicting Rulings on Customer Location Data Will Shape the Future of Telemarketing Compliance

A Tale of Two Circuits: How Conflicting Rulings on Customer Location Data Will Shape the Future of Telemarketing Compliance

Ecommerce Innovation Alliance

August 19, 2025

The telecommunications industry is currently navigating a complex legal landscape, with recent decisions from two different U.S. Courts of Appeals reaching conflicting decisions on critical questions surrounding customer data privacy, agency enforcement powers, and fundamental constitutional rights. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has upheld a significant FCC forfeiture order regarding sharing location-based data against Sprint and T-Mobile, while the Fifth Circuit earlier vacated a similar order against AT&T. …

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North Carolina House of Representatives Chamber

Breaking News: North Carolina House Unanimously Adopts Amendment Eliminating One-to-One Consent Requirement Following EIA Advocacy

Ecommerce Innovation Alliance

May 7, 2025

The NC House of Representatives has reportedly unanimously adopted Amendment No. A to HB 936. This amendment eliminates the controversial "one-to-one consent" requirement. This significant development follows extensive advocacy efforts by the EIA, including speaking directly to the NC House Judiciary 3 Committee and bringing together a coalition of industry stakeholders to raise serious concerns.…

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After 11th Circuit Strikes Down FCC’s One-to-One Consent Rule, North Carolina Proposes Its Own 1:1 Consent Requirement

After 11th Circuit Strikes Down FCC’s One-to-One Consent Rule, North Carolina Proposes Its Own Version

Ecommerce Innovation Alliance

May 1, 2025

The landscape of consent for automated calls and texts remains complex following the 11th Circuit Court's decision to vacate the FCC's ultra vires "one-to-one" consent rule. As we've discussed previously on the EIA blog, this ruling invalidated the FCC’s efforts to put new restrictions on consumer’s ability to provide consent to receive calls from multiple businesses at the same time.…

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