<P> Unless the recipient has given prior express consent, the TCPA and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules under the TCPA generally: </P> <Ul> <Li> Prohibits solicitors from calling residences before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m., local time . </Li> <Li> Requires solicitors maintain a company - specific "do - not - call" (DNC) list of consumers who asked not to be called; the DNC request must be honored for 5 years . </Li> <Li> Requires solicitors honor the National Do Not Call Registry . </Li> <Li> Requires solicitors provide their name, the name of the person or entity on whose behalf the call is being made, and a telephone number or address at which that person or entity may be contacted . </Li> <Li> Prohibits solicitations to residences that use an artificial voice or a recording . </Li> <Li> Prohibits any call made using automated telephone equipment or an artificial or prerecorded voice to an emergency line (e.g., "911"), a hospital emergency number, a physician's office, a hospital / health care facility / elderly room, a cellular telephone, or any service for which the recipient is charged for the call . </Li> <Li> Prohibits autodialed calls that engage two or more lines of a multi-line business . </Li> <Li> Prohibits unsolicited advertising faxes . </Li> <Li> In the event of a violation of the TCPA, a subscriber may (1) sue for up to $500 for each violation or recover actual monetary loss, whichever is greater, (2) seek an injunction, or (3) both . </Li> <Li> In the event of a willful violation of the TCPA, a subscriber may sue for up to three time the damages, i.e. $1,500, for each violation . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Prohibits solicitors from calling residences before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m., local time . </Li> <Li> Requires solicitors maintain a company - specific "do - not - call" (DNC) list of consumers who asked not to be called; the DNC request must be honored for 5 years . </Li>

Following activities are permitted per the tcpa automated calling and texting standards