Opinion ID: 2590395
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: History and Purpose of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

Text: ¶ 5 In 1991, the United States Congress conducted hearings on several bills related to the regulation of telemarketing [8] in response to consumer complaints regarding the growing number of unsolicited telemarketing calls and fax advertisements. [9] Relevant to our consideration here is the language of the TCPA prohibiting the use of telephone facsimile machines, computers, or other devices to send unsolicited advertisements to a fax machine. Specifically at issue is the portion of the TCPA creating a private right of action [10] for anyone receiving an unsolicited facsimile advertisement and allowing the recovery of $500 for each violation. [11] The purpose of the provision is to protect fax machine owners from unsolicited advertisements. [12]