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D.C. Circuit Sets Aside FCC’s 2015 Order Addressing Portions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

On March 16, 2018, in a closely watched case regarding a 2015 FCC Declaratory Ruling (“2015 Declaratory Ruling”) on the meaning and scope of certain provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit partially granted consolidated petitions to review the 2015 Declaratory Ruling (“D.C. Opinion”).