TCPA
CIPP/US glossary · Last reviewed: · By Victor Humenhuk (CIPP/US certified)
TCPA - The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, enforced by the FCC, restricting unsolicited advertising by telephone, fax, robocalls and (by FCC interpretation) text messages.
In the CIPP/US body of knowledge, TCPA comes up under Chapter 11: Telecommunications and Marketing; Chapter 5: Federal and State Regulators and Enforcement of Privacy Law.
TCPA in context
- ==CAN-SPAM and the TCPA== govern marketing messages. (How Emails and Texts Work: SMTP, IMAP, POP, SMS and OTT)
- of Education for FERPA==, ==FCC for TCPA==, and ==EEOC for the ADA==. (Federal Privacy Enforcement Outside the FTC)
- Two coordinated federal regimes govern telemarketing: the FCC enforces the ==Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991==, and the FTC enforces the ==Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR)==. (Telemarketing Regulatory Framework: TCPA, TSR, FCC and FTC)
Where TCPA is covered in the CIPP/US study notes
- Federal Privacy Enforcement Outside the FTC
- Telemarketing Regulatory Framework: TCPA, TSR, FCC and FTC
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