TCPA
What does federal law say about telemarketing?
Telephone Consumer Privacy Act (TCPA)
§227(b) Restrictions on use of automated telephone equipment
(b)(1) Prohibitions
It shall be unlawful for any person within the United States, or any person outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States-
(b)(1)(A) to make any call using any automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice-(iii) to any telephone number assigned to a paging service, cellular telephone service, specialized mobile radio service, or other radio common carrier service, or any service for which the called party is charged for the call;
(b)(1)(B) to initiate any telephone call to any residential telephone line using an artificial or prerecorded voice to deliver the message without the prior express consent of the called party;
§227(c) Protection of subscriber privacy rights
(c)(3)(F) prohibit any person from making or transmitting a telephone solicitation to the telephone number of any subscriber included in such database (the Do Not Call List);
§227(d) Technical and Procedural Standards
(d)(1) Prohibitions
It shall be unlawful for any person within the United States-
(d)(1)(3)(A) all artificial or prerecorded telephone messages
(i) shall, at the beginning of the message, state clearly the identity of the business, individual, or other entitiy initiating the call, and
(ii) shall, during or after the message, state clearly the telephone number or address of such business, other entity, or individual;