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Recent Do Not Call decisions under 47 U.S.C. § 227(c) show a growing split: the Seventh Circuit in Steidinger v. Blackstone Medical Services (July 14, 2026) held that text messages are not “telephone calls” for private DNC claims, while other courts have allowed cell-phone and text-based DNC claims to proceed past motions to dismiss.

Identifying a telemarketer behind spoofed or VoIP numbers relies on a sequence of legal methods: capturing information during the call, public reverse lookups and carrier identification, FCC and STIR/SHAKEN data, complaint database searches, and, after filing suit, subpoenas to carriers for subscriber and routing records.

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (47 U.S.C. § 227) gives consumers a private right of action with statutory damages of $500 per violation—up to $1,500 if willful or knowing. Damages can stack when a single call involves multiple violations, such as lack of consent, Do Not Call Registry status, blocked or inaccurate caller ID, and failure to properly identify the caller and provide required contact information.

After 42 years preparing complex litigation in Missouri and federal courts, Christopher Prosser has released a 51-book educational library through TeleJustice Academy that turns decades of professional experience into practical, state-by-state guidance on TCPA and telemarketing rights for everyday consumers.

TeleJustice Academy has released a first-of-its-kind 51-book educational library on TCPA and state telemarketing rights, featuring the flagship ROBOCALL JUSTICE guide and 50 state-specific playbooks created by 42-year complex litigation paralegal Christopher Prosser. Available now at telejusticepro.com.

Oklahoma remains among the higher-ranked states for spam and robocall intensity, with sustained elevated volumes confirmed by YouMail and Truecaller data in 2025–2026.

South Carolina logged a record 1.459 billion robocalls in 2025 according to YouMail, the highest annual total tracked for the state and evidence of ongoing peak call volume.

Tennessee received approximately 2.02 billion robocalls in 2025, placing the state among the highest annual volumes on record and confirming sustained peak pressure on residents.

Louisiana residents continue to face near-record robocall volumes of approximately 1.5 billion annually, ranking among the highest per-person rates in the nation according to YouMail data.