What US TCPA 1991 - Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Auto-Dialer Consent and Do-Not-Call Registry requires
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), codified at 47 U.S.C. 227 and implemented through 47 C.F.R. 64.1200 regulations issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is the principal federal statute regulating unwanted telephone solicitations, automated telephone calls (robocalls), text messages, and unsolicited faxes in the United States. Section 227(b)(1)(A) prohibits any call (other than a call made for emergency purposes or with prior express consent) to any wireless number using an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) or an artificial or prerecorded voice. Section 227(b)(1)(B) restricts prerecorded calls to residential lines. Section 227(c) establishes the National Do-Not-Call Registry maintained by the Federal Trade Commission since 2003 with telemarketers obligated to scrub their call lists. Section 227(c)(5) creates a private right of action with statutory damages of USD 500 per violation (USD 1,500 if willful or knowing) plus injunctive relief. The Supreme Court in Facebook v. Duguid (2021) narrowed the ATDS definition to systems with random or sequential number generation capability, significantly affecting TCPA litigation. The TRACED Act 2019 imposed STIR/SHAKEN call authentication requirements on voice service providers to combat caller ID spoofing.
Pillar: Sales, Marketing & PR · Authority: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for telephone/text consumer protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for Telemarketing Sales Rule and National Do-Not-Call Registry; State Attorneys General for state-level enforcement; private plaintiffs through TCPA class actions · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/227
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- Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, Pub. L. No. 102-243, codified at 47 U.S.C. 227 - Section 227(a) definitions including ATDS, 227(b)(1)(A) wireless prohibition, 227(b)(1)(B) residential restriction, 227(b)(3) private right of action, 227(c) DNC and consumer rights
- Code of Federal Regulations Title 47 Part 64.1200 - FCC TCPA implementing regulations including 64.1200(a)(1)-(3) prohibited calls, 64.1200(c) DNC requirements, 64.1200(d) internal DNC, 64.1200(f) definitions including prior express written consent
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