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About TCPA.com

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TCPA.com is a plain-English resource about the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the federal law that governs robocalls, autodialed calls and texts, prerecorded messages, telemarketing and junk faxes. We explain what the law says, how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) apply it, and how courts are interpreting it. TCPA.com is owned by Ringba, LLC.

Who the site is for

Consumers who want to understand their rights when unwanted calls and texts arrive, and where to report them.
Businesses that call or text customers and want to understand the rules on consent, Do Not Call and opt-outs.
Researchers, journalists and lawyers who need a fast route to the statute, the regulations, FCC orders and key court decisions.

What you will find here

Guides that explain the TCPA from the ground up, starting with What Is the TCPA?
Case pages that summarize leading decisions, such as Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid and McLaughlin Chiropractic v. McKesson, with links to the opinions.
Research guides that point to official sources, including the statute, the FCC rules and FCC proceedings.
A glossary of common TCPA terms.

How we work

Our standard is to support every legal statement with a primary source, such as the statute, a regulation, an agency order or a court opinion. Our full standards are in our Editorial Policy, and how we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools for research and writing assistance is explained in How We Use AI.

Our contributors

CEO of Ringba · Miami, FL

Adam Young

Adam Young is a 42-year-old entrepreneur from Miami, Florida. He is the CEO of Ringba, a call tracking and pay per call platform. Adam Young has been in telecom, call routing and performance marketing for over a decade, and is the author of The Pay Per Call Revolution. At TCPA.com, Adam Young writes about the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), robocall enforcement, tech support fraud cases and what actions by the Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mean for companies that make calls. His goal is to help companies stay compliant and keep scammers off the phone network.

Harrison Gevirtz

Harrison Gevirtz serves as the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of Ringba, a call tracking and pay per call platform, and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Harrison Gevirtz is a serial operator in call tracking, call routing and telemarketing operations, and for the past several years he has focused on how federal regulations affect the daily operations of these industries. At TCPA.com, Harrison Gevirtz covers TCPA litigation, Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) enforcement, tech support fraud prosecutions and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rulemaking in a way that's accessible to the non-lawyer executive or compliance manager.

What we are not

TCPA.com is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. For legal advice, consult a lawyer licensed in your state.

We are not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any government entity, agency, regulatory body or court, including the FCC and the FTC. The opinions on this site are the authors' own.

If you have a question about a specific case, please contact the court handling that case.

Any case materials you can download from this site were public when we published them and, to the best of our knowledge, were not under seal at that time.

If you find inaccurate information, please contact us and we will review it promptly.

Members of law enforcement, government agencies, regulatory bodies and other government institutions may contact us at any time.

Contact

Questions, corrections and suggestions are welcome. See our Contact page.

Sources

47 U.S.C. § 227 (Office of the Law Revision Counsel): https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/t47/s227/
47 C.F.R. § 64.1200 (eCFR): https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-64/subpart-L/section-64.1200
16 C.F.R. Part 310, Telemarketing Sales Rule (eCFR): https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-310

Disclaimer

This page is general information, not legal advice. TCPA.com publishes educational content about the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Telemarketing Sales Rule, and related state laws. Nothing on this page is legal advice. Nothing here tells you how the law applies to your own facts.

No attorney-client relationship. Reading this page, using this site, or contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship with TCPA.com, with Ringba, LLC or with anyone who writes for this site. Do not send us confidential or time-sensitive information. Anything you send may not be kept confidential or privileged.

The law changes. TCPA rules change through new statutes, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) orders, and court decisions, and courts in different parts of the country can read the same rule differently. State laws vary widely. We checked the sources cited on this page, but the law may have changed since then, and this page may not reflect the most recent developments in your jurisdiction.

No warranty. We work to keep this content accurate. We do not guarantee that it is complete, current, or free of errors, and we are not liable for any action you take or do not take based on it. Past outcomes in cases we describe do not predict the outcome of any other matter.

Talk to your own lawyer. If you have a question about a call, a text, a lawsuit, or your own compliance program, consult an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction. Deadlines may apply to your rights, so do not wait to get advice.