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Timestamp: 2015-05-22 12:02:48
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 503', '§ 227', '§ 64', '§ 227', '§ 227', '§ 64', '§ 227', '§ 64']

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Democratic Dialing Cited for Robocalls
DA 13-264
File No.: EB-TCD-12-00004943
Richard Gilmore d/b/a Democratic Dialing ))
This is an official CITATION AND ORDER (Citation), issued by the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) pursuant to Section 503(b)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Communications Act or Act), 47 U.S.C. § 503(b)(5), for violations of the Act and the Commission’s rules that govern telephone solicitations, prerecorded, and autodialed telephone calls.1 Specifically, Richard Gilmore d/b/a Democratic Dialing (“Democratic Dialing” or “Company”) is being cited for violations of the provisions of the Act and Commission’s rules that (1) prohibit making any calls to cell phones using autodialers or artificial or prerecorded messages absent an emergency purpose or prior express consent2 and (2) for calls that are otherwise permissible, require certain identification information to be present in prerecorded messages.3
Notice of Duty to Comply With Law: Democratic Dialing is hereby on notice that if it subsequently engages in any conduct of the type described in this Citation, including any violation of Section 227 of the Act or Sections 64.1200 or 64.1601(e) of the Commission’s rules, it may be subject to further legal 1See 47 U.S.C. § 227; 47 C.F.R. §§ 64.1200, 64.1601(e). Section 227 was added to the Communications Act by the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, Pub. L. No. 102-243, 105 Stat. 2394 (codified at 47 U.S.C. § 227), and is most commonly known as the TCPA. The TCPA and the Commission’s rules restrict a variety of practices that are associated with telephone solicitation and the use of the telephone network to deliver unsolicited advertisements or prerecorded and autodialed telephone calls.
2 See 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(1)(A)(iii); 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(a)(1)(iii).
3 See 47 U.S.C. § 227(d)(3)(A); 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(b).
action, including monetary fines (forfeitures).4 Such forfeitures may be based on both the conduct that led to this Citation and the conduct following it.5
Your Response Required: Pursuant to Sections 4(i), (j), and 403 of the Communications Act,6 we also direct you to confirm within fifteen (15) calendar days after the release date of this Citation that you have (1) ceased making calls to cell phones using autodialers or artificial or prerecorded messagesmessages (except as permitted by section 227(b)(1)(A)(iii) of the Act and section 64.1200(a)(1)(iii) of the Commission’s rules), and (2) ceased making any prerecorded message calls without the identification information required in the Act and Commission’s rules.
The Company offers a service—commonly referred to as “robocalling”—whereby clients use the Company to make artificial or prerecorded voice calls to telephone numbers of the clients’ choosing.7 The Company markets its services on the Internet at www.democraticdialing.com, a website that it owns and operates.8 Clients submit contact information and delivery preferences by email, and the Company responds with instructions about how to create a prerecorded voice message on the Company's toll-free, digital call-in studio.9 After the pre-recorded calls are made, the Company emails invoices to its Client