Editorial Standards & Methodology

Our commitment in one sentence

We organize and explain publicly available telemarketing compliance requirements accurately, cite the statute, regulation, or agency that sets each rule, and never invent a case, a penalty figure, a deadline, a rule, or a person.

Where our information comes from

Telemarketing rules are set by federal statute, federal agencies, and state legislatures, so primary legal sources are our foundation. When we describe a requirement, we work from the material that actually governs it:

• The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (47 U.S.C. 227) and the FCC rules that implement it (47 CFR 64.1200), along with published FCC orders, declaratory rulings, and enforcement materials.
• The FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 CFR Part 310) and the FTC compliance guidance published alongside it.
• The National Do Not Call Registry requirements for sellers and telemarketers, as published by the FTC, which operates the registry.
• State mini-TCPA statutes and state telemarketing laws, such as the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act, read from the state legislature's published text.

Where a claim depends on an outside source, we link to a primary reference, favoring statute text, the CFR, and official .gov pages so you can read the rule at its source and confirm it yourself.

How we handle law that keeps moving

TCPA law is unusually unsettled. FCC rulings, court decisions, and new state statutes shift the ground, and federal circuits sometimes disagree with each other. We mark a specific requirement as verified only when we have read it in the governing statute, regulation, or agency publication. Where courts or regulators are split, we say so rather than presenting one side as settled law. Our templates take a strictest-common-denominator approach, and when your situation lands in a gray area, our content says plainly that the call belongs to a TCPA attorney, not to us.

Who writes and reviews our content

Our articles are researched, written, and edited by the LeadCompliant Editorial Team, a group of writers and researchers who focus on outbound calling and texting compliance. Every article carries this team byline and a published or updated date.

We are deliberate about what we are not. We are not attorneys, and LeadCompliant is not a law firm. We do not publish content under invented expert names or fabricated professional credentials. When a question calls for legal judgment, such as whether your consent flow satisfies prior express written consent for your specific campaigns, we say so and point you to a qualified TCPA attorney instead of pretending to be one.

How we keep content current

Each article shows when it was published and, when applicable, when it was last updated. We revisit content on a rolling basis and when we learn that a statute, rule, or enforcement posture has changed. Telemarketing law still moves faster than any publisher can track perfectly, so a date on this site tells you when we last reviewed a page, not that nothing has changed since. Always confirm current requirements against the statute, the FCC and FTC materials, and your own counsel before you act.

Corrections and feedback

If you spot something that looks out of date or wrong, tell us and we will check it against the source and fix it promptly. Accurate content is more valuable to us than being right the first time, and reader corrections make this resource better for the next team.

Email corrections to team@leadcompliant.com with the page URL and what you believe should change.

Independence and how we pay for this

LeadCompliant is an independent information publisher. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the FCC, the FTC, or any state agency or attorney general. Our free calculators, consent tools, and guides are supported by our paid one-time TCPA Compliance Kit and the optional TCPA Compliance Membership, which organize the same publicly available requirements into personalized working documents. Buying either is never required to read our free content, and a purchase never changes what a regulator or court requires or decides.

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