Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates May 2020 No. 5 Vol. 23
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Unsolicited Telemarketing Calls

Free Speech and Protecting Cellphone Privacy

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Overview of Congress’s Attempt to Limit Unsolicited Calls

When Congress passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in 1991, Americans faced a widespread and growing issue of “pervasive” telemarketing. Congress noted that the most pernicious telemarketing calls from a consumer standpoint are “automated or prerecorded telephone calls,” which the TCPA describes as “a nuisance and an invasion of privacy.” …

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