Are SMS Text Messages to Cell Phones Considered “Calls” in the TCPA?
The TCPA applies to both voice and short message service (SMS) text messages, if they are transmitted for marketing purposes. The TCPA has been interpreted in recent years to prohibit the sending of unsolicited commercial text messages to cell phones – with limited exceptions (i.e., messages sent for emergency purposes).
For more information, see here: https://www.fcc.gov/document/telephone-consumer-protection-act-1991
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