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47 U.S.C. § 227a — Consumer education materials on how to avoid scams that rely upon misleading or inaccurate caller identification information
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(1) **Development of materials** — Not later than 1 year after March 23, 2018, the Commission, in coordination with the Federal Trade Commission, shall develop consumer education materials that provide information about—
(A) ways for consumers to identify scams and other fraudulent activity that rely upon the use of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information; and
(B) existing technologies, if any, that a consumer can use to protect against such scams and other fraudulent activity.
(2) **Contents** — In developing the consumer education materials under paragraph (1), the Commission shall—
(A) identify existing technologies, if any, that can help consumers guard themselves against scams and other fraudulent activity that rely upon the use of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information, including—
(i) descriptions of how a consumer can use the technologies to protect against such scams and other fraudulent activity; and
(ii) details on how consumers can access and use the technologies; and
(B) provide other information that may help consumers identify and avoid scams and other fraudulent activity that rely upon the use of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information.
(3) **Updates** — The Commission shall ensure that the consumer education materials required under paragraph (1) are updated on a regular basis.
(4) **Website** — The Commission shall include the consumer education materials developed under paragraph (1) on its website.
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(1) **Development of materials** — Not later than 1 year after March 23, 2018, the Commission, in coordination with the Federal Trade Commission, shall develop consumer education materials that provide information about—
(A) ways for consumers to identify scams and other fraudulent activity that rely upon the use of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information; and
(B) existing technologies, if any, that a consumer can use to protect against such scams and other fraudulent activity.
(2) **Contents** — In developing the consumer education materials under paragraph (1), the Commission shall—
(A) identify existing technologies, if any, that can help consumers guard themselves against scams and other fraudulent activity that rely upon the use of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information, including—
(i) descriptions of how a consumer can use the technologies to protect against such scams and other fraudulent activity; and
(ii) details on how consumers can access and use the technologies; and
(B) provide other information that may help consumers identify and avoid scams and other fraudulent activity that rely upon the use of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information.
(3) **Updates** — The Commission shall ensure that the consumer education materials required under paragraph (1) are updated on a regular basis.
(4) **Website** — The Commission shall include the consumer education materials developed under paragraph (1) on its website.
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**(a) In general** The Commission shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the Commission has a significant role in—
(1) the decision-making process for annual and multi-year planning, programming, budgeting, and execution decisions, related reporting requirements, and reports related to information technology;
(2) the management, governance, and oversight processes related to information technology; and
(3) the hiring of personnel with information technology responsibilities.
**(b) CIO approval** The Chief Information Officer of the Commission, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the Commission and budget officials, shall specify and approve the allocation of amounts appropriated to the Commission for information technology, consistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts, budget guidelines, and recommendations from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
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**(a) Definitions** As used in this section—
(1) The term “automatic telephone dialing system” means equipment which has the capacity—
(A) to store or produce telephone numbers to be called, using a random or sequential number generator; and
(B) to dial such numbers.
(2) The term “established business relationship”, for purposes only of subsection (b)(1)(C)(i), shall have the meaning given the term in section 64.1200 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 2003, except that—
(A) such term shall include a relationship between a person or entity and a business subscriber subject to the same terms applicable under such section to a relationship between a person or entity and a residential subscriber; and
(B) an established business relationship shall be subject to any time limitation established pursuant to paragraph (2)(G)).11 So in original. Second closing parenthesis probably should not appear.
(3) The term “telephone facsimile machine” means equipment which has the capacity (A) to transcribe text or images, or both, from paper into an electronic signal and to transmit that signal over a regular telephone line, or (B) to transcribe text or images (or both) from an electronic signal received over a regular telephone line onto paper.
(4) The term “telephone solicitation” means the initiation of a telephone call or message for the purpose of encouraging the purchase or rental of, or investment in, property, goods, or services, which is transmitted to any person, but such term does not include a call or message (A) to any person with that person’s prior express invitation or permission, (B) to any person with whom the caller has an established business relationship, or (C) by a tax exempt nonprofit organization.
(5) The term “un
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TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
§ 227b
ment note set out under section 609 of this title], the
term ‘Commission’ means the Federal Communications
Commission.’’
§ 227a. Consumer education materials on how to
avoid scams that rely upon misleading or in-
accurate caller identification information
(1) Development of materials
Not later than 1 year after March 23, 2018, the
Commission, in coordination with the Federal
Trade Commission, shall develop consumer edu-
cation
materials
that
provide
information
about—
(A) ways for consumers to identify scams
and other fraudulent activity that rely upon
the use of misleading or inaccurate caller
identification information; and
(B) existing technologies, if any, that a con-
sumer can use to protect against such scams
and other fraudulent activity.
(2) Contents
In developing the consumer education mate-
rials under paragraph (1), the Commission
shall—
(A) identify existing technologies, if any,
that can help consumers guard themselves
against scams and other fraudulent activity
that rely upon the use of misleading or inac-
curate caller identification information, in-
cluding—
(i) descriptions of how a consumer can use
the technologies to protect against such
scams and other fraudulent activity; and
(ii) details on how consumers can access
and use the technologies; and
(B) provide other information that may help
consumers identify and avoid scams and other
fraudulent activity that rely upon the use of
misleading or inaccurate caller identification
information.
(3) Updates
The Commission shall ensure that the con-
sumer education materials required under para-
graph (1) are updated on a regular basis.
(4) Website
The Commission shall include the consumer
education materials developed under parag
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