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TCPA Desk
A desk reference for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227, its rules at 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200, and the state statutes that sit beside it. Facts, numbers, definitions, citations and tables. No narrative. Every entry carries its source. Updated 2026-11-03.
Definitions of the terms in TCPA letters, rules and cases: ATDS, prior express written consent, safe harbour, treble damages, vicarious liability and more.
Every TCPA and FTSA figure with its source: damages per call, trebling, limitations period, calling hours, registry scrub, opt-out windows.
Citations to the federal statute, FCC rules, FTC rule and the principal state statutes, each linked to the official text.
State telemarketing statutes in one table: citation, damages, private right of action, hours and notes for Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, Maryland and more.
The time limits in a TCPA matter: the four-year limitations period, the 31-day registry scrub, ten business days to honour a revocation, and more.
The bodies that write and enforce US telemarketing law: the FCC, the FTC, state attorneys general, private plaintiffs, and the courts that review them.
Publisher, scope, method, and how to report an error.