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Counsel for TCPA in Southern California

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) regulates telemarketing calls, autodialed calls, prerecorded calls, text messages and unsolicited faxes. It also is the authority to create the National Do Not Call List. The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) is empowered to issue rules and regulations implementing the TCPA.

Beginning October 16, 2013, prior express written consent was required for all autodialed calls, prerecorded calls or texts sent or made to a wireless number and prerecorded calls made to wired numbers for advertising or telemarketing purposes. The prior business relationship exemption was eliminated.

Exceptions include calls:

That are manually dialed and do not contain a prerecorded message
Made for emergency purposes
Not made for a commercial purpose
Made for a commercial purpose but does not include or introduce an advertisement or constitute telemarketing
Made by or on behalf of a tax-exempt nonprofit organization
That deliver a “health care” message made by, or on behalf of, a “covered entity” or its “business associate,” as those terms are defined in the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

What Is Prohibited By The TCPA

The most common violations of the TCPA involve autodialing, robocalls and unsolicited text messages. Autodialers are just that: equipment or computer programs that automatically dial phone numbers. Even if a live person is on the other end of the call, it is still against the law for companies to use an autodialer. Some of the telltale signs that an autodialer is being used include hang-ups after you have answered the call or a long period of silence before the other person on the line speaks.

Limit Future Exposure With Our Cost-Effective Representation

It seems like telemarketers have an uncanny knack for interrupting you at the most inopportune times. Congress recognized this problem way back in 1991 when it passed the TCPA. The TCPA created a National Do Not Call Registry that consumers can add their names to. Once your name is on this list, businesses and solicitors are prohibited from calling you. Other provisions of the act include restrictions on when calls may be made and whether automated messages, or robocalls, may be used.

Helping You Fight Back Against The Telemarketers

It is pretty clear that many telemarketers have no issue when it comes to violating this law. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawyers at Shanberg, Stafford & Bartz LLP can help consumers fight back and challenge those perpetrators who deliver harassing phone calls and text messages. The biggest initial step you can take to put an end to these behaviors is to ensure that all of your phone numbers are on the National Do Not Call Registry. If telemarketers, retailers, mistaken debt collectors and others continue to call after you have been added to the do not call list, you may be eligible for compensation of up to $1,500 for each call that was in violation of the TCPA.

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Our TCPA lawyers are dedicated to protecting the rights of consumers and to ensuring that violators are held accountable for their actions. To find out more, contact us online or call 800-519-9810.

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