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TCPA glossary
The vocabulary of TCPA risk, explained in plain English for sales, marketing and operations teams.
Plain English
Short definitions without legal jargon.
Built for operators
Focused on terms that show up in campaigns and demand letters.
Linked to action
Each term connects to something you can check before dialing.
Terms
- TCPA
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, the federal law restricting telemarketing calls, texts and faxes.
- ATDS (autodialer)
- Automatic telephone dialing system. Calls made with one to mobile numbers generally need prior express consent.
- Prior express written consent
- Signed (including electronically) agreement to receive telemarketing calls or texts using an autodialer or prerecorded voice.
- National DNC Registry
- The federal list of numbers whose owners opted out of telemarketing calls.
- Reassigned number
- A number that was disconnected and given to a new subscriber who never gave consent.
- Statutory damages
- Fixed damages set by law: $500 per violation, up to $1,500 if willful or knowing.
- TCPA litigator
- A person who repeatedly files or threatens TCPA claims.
- Line type
- Whether a number is mobile, landline, VoIP or toll-free.
- Scrub
- Removing or flagging numbers you should not call before a campaign.
How it works
- 01
Upload a CSV, paste numbers or send them through the API.
- 02
Each number is screened against the lists enabled on your account.
- 03
Get carrier, line type, region and an estimated time zone in the same result.
- 04
Review flagged numbers, export clean lists and keep the history as a record.
FAQ
General information, not legal advice. Screening results do not establish consent or legal compliance.
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