As we head towards 2020, it’s time once again for the decennial U.S. national Census – one of the broadest data collections that the United States federal government undertakes to learn more about its citizens, recalibrate Congressional districts, allocate public funding, and deliver critical public services. But the government’s ability to conduct the upcoming Census is under threat from an unlikely source – the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) interpretation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).