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Congress first passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in 1991 in response to consumer concerns about the growing number of unsolicited telephone marketing calls to their homes and the increasing use of automated and prerecorded messages.
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www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/tcpa.html
www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/tcpa.html
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Federal Communications Commission ... In an effort to address a growing number of telephone marketing calls, Congress enacted in 1991 the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The TCPA restricts the making of telemarketing calls and the use of automatic telephone dialing systems and artificial or prerecorded voice messages.
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www.fcc.gov/cgb/policy/telemarketing.html
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In 1991 President Bush signed into law the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), Public Law 102-243 (1991), which amended Title II of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq., by adding a new section, 47 U.S.C. Section 227. The U.S. Congress enacted it to reduce the nuisance and invasion...
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www.junkbusters.com/fcc.html
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Telephone Consumer Protection Act; (TCPA) of 1991; Final Rule; VerDate Jan <31>2003 15:31 Jul 24, 2003 Jkt 200001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\25JYR2.SGM 25JYR2; ... Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection; Act (TCPA) of 1991; AGENCY: Federal Communications; Commission.
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www.ftc.gov/os/2003/09/dnciareportappendb.pdf
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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act was passed in 1991. The Federal Communications Commission the rules and regulations implementing the act went into effect on December 20, 1992. A court challenge to parts of the act ultimately failed.
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www.the-dma.org/guidelines/tcpa.shtml
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Within 120 days after December 20, 1991, the Commission shall initiate ... (1) the number of complaints received by the Commission during such year alleging that a consumer received an unsolicited advertisement via telephone facsimile machine in violation of the Commission’s rules; ... Protection of subscriber privacy rights...
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www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/47/227.html
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Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991; ); ); ); ); ); ); ); ); ); CG Docket No. 02-278; REPORT AND ORDER; Adopted: June 26, 2003 Released: July 3, 2003; By the Commission: Chairman Powell, Commissioners Abernathy, Copps and Adelstein issuing separate statements.
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hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-153A1...
hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-153A1.pdf
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Upon the release of a Report on Paid Telephone Fundraising, (August 20, 1996) the Connecticut Consumer Protection Commissioner (Mark A. Schiffrin) stated; "This report proves that the surest way to squander charitable contributions is to give them ... About the ; Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (The TCPA)
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privatecitizen.com/tcpa.htm
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(c) Protection of subscriber privacy rights (1) Rulemaking proceeding required Within 120 days after December 20, 1991, the Commission shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding concerning the need to protect residential telephone subscribers' privacy rights to avoid receiving telephone solicitations to which they object.
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