YouMail: 422,450,500 robocalls in 2025, 255,916,400 in 2026 YTD. 30,895 DNC complaints — 859 per 100,000, up 34.4%. Connecticut also ranks near the top nationally in DNC registrations per capita. People here signed the list. The calls came anyway.
Federal floor: TCPA $500 / $1,500.
Connecticut layer (the headline): SB 1058, effective October 21, 2023 (Conn. Gen. Stat. telemarketing amendments + CUTPA):
- Prior express written consent for telephonic sales calls.
- Hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. — the narrowest major-state window.
- End the call within 10 seconds after the consumer says stop.
- Statutory exposure cited at up to $20,000 per violation, plus CUTPA actual damages, possible punitive features, and fees. Class treatment is available through CUTPA.
What changed in 2026: No repeal. Connecticut Privacy Act thresholds adjust July 1, 2026 for data controllers. That is separate from the call.
Left on the table: Even at the federal $500 floor, 30,895 × $500 ≈ $15.4 million. At $1,500, $46.3 million. If a slice qualifies for the $20,000 CUTPA figure, one bad campaign becomes a company-ending number. That is why compliance shops call Connecticut “the strictest.”
Log the time stamp. A 8:07 p.m. sales call is a Connecticut fact. AG William Tong: Attorney.General@ct.gov. Use the Connecticut Playbook.
Educational only. Not legal advice.
This is a Q3 2026 TeleJustice Academy quarterly law update. Figures: YouMail Robocall Index (estimated volume); 2025 DNC complaint counts and per-capita rates compiled from the FTC Data Book cycle. “Money left on the table” is complaint count × TCPA statutory minimums — an illustration, not a prediction. Robocall indexes include legal recorded calls. Only documented illegal calls and texts support a claim.
Protect the file: National DNC at donotcall.gov · state list where one exists · call log with date, time, number, recording if lawful in your state · screenshots · the Playbook for your state at telejusticeacademy.com and telejusticepro.com.