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In reply to the discussion: I've apparently reached a tipping point when it comes to revealing my cell phone number to institutions and businesses. [View all]JoseBalow
(9,068 posts)13. $500 per call
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=do+not+call+list+violations+lawsuit
TCPA:
TCPA 47 U.S.C. sec. 227(b)(A) states that 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, to initiate any telephone call (including a text message) to any telephone line to deliver a message without the prior express consent of the called party.
TCPA 47 U.S.C. sec. 227(b)(B) also prohibits telemarketers from using pre-recorded or artificially created voices to call consumers without their consent.
TCPA 47 U.S.C. sec. 227(c)(5) makes two or more communications within a 12-month period made to telephone lines listed on the National Do Not Call Registry a violation.
TCPA 47 U.S.C. sec. 227(c)(5)(b) gives consumers an action to recover up to $500 in damages for each such violation.
https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/tcpa-rules.pdfTCPA 47 U.S.C. sec. 227(b)(A) states that 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, to initiate any telephone call (including a text message) to any telephone line to deliver a message without the prior express consent of the called party.
TCPA 47 U.S.C. sec. 227(b)(B) also prohibits telemarketers from using pre-recorded or artificially created voices to call consumers without their consent.
TCPA 47 U.S.C. sec. 227(c)(5) makes two or more communications within a 12-month period made to telephone lines listed on the National Do Not Call Registry a violation.
TCPA 47 U.S.C. sec. 227(c)(5)(b) gives consumers an action to recover up to $500 in damages for each such violation.
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I've apparently reached a tipping point when it comes to revealing my cell phone number to institutions and businesses. [View all]
LuckyCharms
Jan 2025
OP
We use our cell phone for outgoing calls only. It's turned off otherwise.
eppur_se_muova
Jan 2025
#10