Robocalls and robot texts: your TCPA rights in plain English
Your phone lights up: unknown number, 8:04am, prerecorded voice, third time this week. Annoying — and, more often than callers hope you know, unlawful. Federal robocall law attaches real per-violation value to calls made without proper consent, which turns a good log into genuine leverage. This page shows what counts, what to record, and the letter that starts the meter running.
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Robocalls nonstop? Consent is the whole game under robocall law.
No prior consent, no autodialed calls. That's the baseline rule.
Turn logs into cases: each documented violation can mean real dollars.
Screenshots count. Paper the pattern, call by call.
Real money, real law — per violation. That's the law working.
Our robocall guide builds the file. Free, link below.
Your phone is your property. Uninvited robot callers are trespassers with phone banks — log them like it.
Consent is the whole game
Lawful robocalls run on consent; unlawful ones run on your inaction. Revoking consent in writing flips the default — every automated call after receipt is a fresh, documented problem for the caller. Keep the revocation receipts with the log, report the pattern, and let attorneys evaluate what the pattern is worth. General education only, not legal advice; no outcome promised.
Step by step
Turning robocalls into leverage
Step 1
Log everything
Date, time, number, content summary, whether prerecorded. A month of entries beats a month of anger.
Step 2
Revoke consent in writing
“I revoke any consent to autodialed or prerecorded calls to this number.” Certified mail to each caller.
Step 3
Register + report
Do Not Call registry plus FCC/FTC complaints. Reports build the enforcement pattern.
Step 4
Consult on patterns
Repeated post-revocation robocalls are the fact pattern attorneys evaluate — many at no upfront cost.
Questions
What people ask next
What does the TCPA actually ban?
Autodialed and prerecorded calls and texts to cell phones generally require your prior express consent — with higher written-consent bars for marketing. Each violating call or text can carry baseline statutory damages.
What about debts I actually owe?
Collectors have narrower latitude for non-marketing calls, but still face consent and conduct limits — and the FDCPA, state laws, and carrier blocking add layers. Owing money does not license harassment.
How do I prove robocalls?
Logs (date, time, number, content), screenshots, saved voicemails, carrier records — plus your revocation of consent in writing. Patterns prove automation.
Should I answer unknown numbers?
Let suspected robocalls go to voicemail — recordings document the violation while answering teaches the dialer your number is live. Then log and block.
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