Cargo Airline Association Seeks FCC Input on Use of Autodialing for Delivery Notifications

The FCC on Dec. 17 sought comment on a petition by the Cargo Airline Association seeking a declaration that autodialed or prerecorded calls to a wireless telephone number for the purpose of notifying the recipient regarding delivery of a package are exempt from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The American Bankers Association and the Consumer Bankers Association supported the petition. “Unfortunately, mobile package delivery notices are discouraged by the same threat that inhibits many other useful mobile communications: class-action lawsuits brought under the TCPA’s ‘autodialer rule,’ seeking uncapped statutory damages that can run into billions of dollars, that punish responsible businesses without providing any benefit to consumers,” the groups said (here).