Perrong v. Bradford: Legislative Communications Not Covered by the TCPA

Third Circuit Rules that Legislative Communications Not Covered by the TCPA

Ecommerce Innovation Alliance

November 3, 2025

A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Perrong v. Bradford has gained attention from the business and policy community. The case was filed by Andrew  R. Perrong a TCPA plaintiff’s lawyer who, according to one court order, is “a habitual litigant with extensive familiarity with the TCPA” that has engaged in “gamesmanship of the lowest order,”. Perrong has pursued this case in his own name, rather than on behalf of a client, as he has done in dozens of other cases filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.  …

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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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