Telephone Consumer Protection Act

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:TCPA
gptkbp:allows	consumers to sue violators
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:Junk_Fax_Prevention_Act_of_2005
gptkbp:appliesTo	landline phones wireless phones
gptkbp:category	consumer protection law telecommunications law
gptkbp:codifiedIn	gptkb:47_U.S.C._§_227
gptkbp:dateEnacted	1991
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy	gptkb:Federal_Communications_Commission gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Telephone Consumer Protection Act
gptkbp:penalty	$500 per violation up to $1,500 per willful violation
gptkbp:prohibits	unsolicited advertising faxes calls to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry
gptkbp:providesFor	statutory damages private right of action
gptkbp:publicLawNumber	gptkb:Pub.L._102–243
gptkbp:purpose	protect consumers from unwanted telemarketing
gptkbp:regulates	robocalls telemarketing calls autodialed calls prerecorded voice messages unsolicited faxes
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:CAN-SPAM_Act gptkb:Truth_in_Caller_ID_Act
gptkbp:requires	prior express consent for certain calls
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Telemarketing_Sales_Rule
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5