Calling rules
Calling hours, do-not-call lists, consent, recording and abandoned-call rules by country. General information, not legal advice.
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Calling rules
Maryland Stop the Spam Calls Act: what sales callers must do
Maryland's Stop the Spam Calls Act: 8 AM to 8 PM, 3 calls in 24 hours, honest caller ID, autodialer consent, and a B2B exemption narrower than it looks.
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Oklahoma Telephone Solicitation Act: hours, 3 calls, and caller ID
The Oklahoma Telephone Solicitation Act in one place: 8 AM to 8 PM, 3 calls in 24 hours, caller ID, autodialer consent, US$500 per call, and the B2B exemption.
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Texas telemarketing law: registration, no-call list, and B2B calls
Texas telemarketing law in one place: seller registration, texts under SB 140, calling hours, the Texas no-call list, caller ID, and the rules for B2B calls.
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Florida telemarketing law: the rules sales teams trip over
Florida telemarketing law in one place: 8 AM to 8 PM, 3 calls in 24 hours, caller ID, autodialer consent, the state no-call list, and what applies to B2B calls.
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Tennessee robocall law 2026: the 500-call reports and 10,000 cap
Tennessee now makes prerecorded and artificial-voice sales callers count their calls, report at 500 a month and stop at 10,000. Who it covers and what to do.
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Pennsylvania telemarketing law in 2026: what changed on 18 October
Pennsylvania's amended telemarketing law took effect on 18 Oct 2026: calls only 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., no Sundays, and texts and voicemails now covered.
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Does the TCPA require written consent? What Bradford changed
The Fifth Circuit held in Feb 2026 that the TCPA accepts oral consent for prerecorded sales calls. Where that applies, what it doesn't change, and a checklist.
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TCPA consent revocation: what the FCC changed on 30 Sep 2026
FCC 26-67 lets callers name one opt-out method and limit some opt-outs to one type of call. What changed, what didn't, and a checklist for sales teams.
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Australia's Do Not Call Register and calling hours for business calls
Business numbers can't join Australia's Do Not Call Register, but personal mobiles can, and the ACMA's calling hours and ID rules cover every sales call.
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Canada's telemarketing rules: the DNCL and calling hours
Canada's telemarketing rules for sales teams: the National DNCL and its B2B exemption, calling hours, registration, do-not-call lists, and dialer limits.
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Do B2B sales calls need a National Do Not Call Registry check?
Most B2B sales calls are exempt from the National Do Not Call Registry, but personal mobiles on B2B lists are not. What to scrub, how often, and what it costs.
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Does the TCPA apply to B2B cold calls?
The TCPA has no blanket B2B exemption. Which rules reach cold calls to office lines and business mobiles, and where the one-to-one consent rule stands in 2026.
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Is B2B cold calling allowed under GDPR?
GDPR allows B2B cold calling on legitimate interest, but national rules decide each call. Germany, France, and the UK compared, plus objections and records.
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Legal calling hours by country: US, Canada, UK, Australia, India
Legal calling hours for sales calls in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and India: the hours, excluded days, B2B scope, and each regulator's text.
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TPS and CTPS rules for UK sales calls in 2026
The TPS and CTPS rules for UK sales calls under PECR: who registers where, screening every 28 days, consent that overrides a registration, and 2026 fines.
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Two-party consent states for call recording: the 2026 list
Which US states require every party's consent to record a call, with statute citations, what happens on interstate calls, and the recording notice to use.
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US state telemarketing hours that are stricter than federal rules
State telemarketing calling hours that end at 8:00 PM or ban Sundays, in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Oklahoma, Washington, and Wyoming.
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What is an auto dialer, and can B2B sales teams use one legally?
What an auto dialer for sales does, the 5 types, and how US rules treat them after Facebook v. Duguid: prerecorded and AI voices, mobiles, and abandoned calls.
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