YouMail: 85,133,200 robocalls in 2025, 57,161,100 in 2026 YTD. 4,902 DNC complaints — 545 per 100,000.
Federal floor: TCPA $500 / $1,500. Four years.
South Dakota layer:
- State consumer-protection / telemarketing rules and AG enforcement.
- No Florida-style private $500 mini-TCPA. The per-call private engine is the TCPA.
- South Dakota signed the 49-AG FCC carrier letters.
What changed: No 2026 mini-TCPA. The live fact is under-reporting in a small state.
Left on the table: 4,902 × $500 ≈ $2.5 million. × $1,500 ≈ $7.4 million.
Register at donotcall.gov. Report to the South Dakota AG consumer protection division. Use the South Dakota 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.