39,444 DNC complaints — 757 per 100,000. Columbia and Charleston have both cracked the U.S. top-25 city lists in 2025 monthly snapshots. Mini-TCPA bills have been discussed in Columbia. The calls did not wait for them.
Federal floor: TCPA $500 / $1,500.
South Carolina layer:
- State Unfair Trade Practices Act and telephone-solicitation rules; AG enforcement.
- No Florida-style private $500 mini-TCPA in force as the primary ticker. The per-call private engine is the TCPA.
- South Carolina signed the 49-AG FCC letters.
What changed: Watch the legislature. Log today’s calls under the statute that already pays.
Left on the table: 39,444 × $500 ≈ $19.7 million. × $1,500 ≈ $59.2 million.
Register at donotcall.gov. Log the 803, 843, and 864 spoofs. Report to the South Carolina AG Department of Consumer Affairs. Use the South Carolina Playbook.
This is a Q3 2026 TeleJustice Academy quarterly law update. Figures: YouMail Robocall Index (estimated volume); 2025 DNC complaint counts and per-capita rates 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. Educational only. Not legal advice. TeleJustice Academy is not a law firm. Protect the file: donotcall.gov · state list where one exists · call log with date, time, number · screenshots · your state Playbook at telejusticeacademy.com and telejusticepro.com.