A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) does not apply to debt-collection calls, even those made to cellular phones, insideARM reports. In Roy v. Dell Financial Services, the court relied on an earlier court decision that “all debt-collection circumstances are excluded from the TCPA’s coverage.” The decision conflicts with that of nearly all courts that have examined the issue, the report states. Most have found that calls made using automatic dialing systems violate the TCPA unless “prior express consent” has been given.
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