Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA)

What Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) requires

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) restricts telemarketing calls, the use of automated telephone equipment, and unsolicited texts and faxes. As codified in 47 U.S.C. § 227, it requires businesses to obtain prior express written consent from consumers before making autodialed or prerecorded marketing calls or sending marketing texts to wireless numbers.

Pillar: Sales, Marketing & PR · Authority: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated: 2026-04-17

Primary source: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/stop-unwanted-robocalls-and-texts

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Primary Citations — 7 traced to source

• 47 U.S.C. § 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment
• 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200 - Delivery restrictions (FCC's implementing rules for TCPA)

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