Club for Growth seeks a political-call consent exemption
Club for GrowthPetitioner; filing signed by chief operating officer and general counsel Michael P. Donnelly
Club for Growth argues for a waiver and exemption allowing political prerecorded and AI-voice calls without prior consent, subject to proposed conditions.
Responding to
The FCC should permit noncommercial political artificial or prerecorded calls to cellphones without prior consent under the proposed safeguards.
“Action: Filed a petition asking the FCC to exempt noncommercial political artificial or prerecorded voice calls to wireless numbers from prior express consent requirements.”
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Where this statement fits
Should political callers be allowed to make prerecorded and AI-voice calls to cellphones without prior consent?
Club for Growth asks the FCC to waive a rule and grant a statutory exemption for noncommercial political artificial or prerecorded calls to cellphones without prior consent, including AI voices. Commissioner Anna Gomez opposes removing consent protections ahead of the election. The request remains pending.
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The complete copy identifies the same petitioner, date and docket as the FCC notice. The request covers artificial and prerecorded voices, including AI voices, with proposed call limits and opt-out conditions. It is a request, not an adopted exemption.
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The request invokes both the FCC's waiver rule and its statutory exemption authority.
After the quotation
The petition proposes per-caller call limits, opt-outs and no charges to recipients. The FCC sought comment rather than granting it.
How this statement is classified
The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
The petition advocates the consent exception addressed by this case.
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