Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Statute: 47 USC 227

Regulation: 47 CFR §§ 64.1200 – .1201.

TCPA Purpose: The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) was signed by the United States Congress in 1991 as Public Law 102-243 by former President Bush, which updated the Communications Act of 1934. the Act governs the conduct of telephone solicatation, ie. telemarketing. Basically, the TCPA restricts the use of automatic dialing systems, artificial or prerecorded voice messages, and fax machines to send unsolicited advertisements.