CU Submits 130,000 Signatures Against Robocall Ban Changes

Consumers Union submitted to the FCC a petition with 130,000 signatures from consumers urging the agency not to grant several petitions for clarifications and exemptions against rules prohibiting non-emergency robocalls to cellphones, said an ex parte filing posted Friday in docket 02-278. The group said earlier last week it was making the filing (see 1503250038). Utilities are asking the FCC for leniency under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in what some called an age of cellphones (see 1503270020).