Missouri Federal Court Holds SMS Messages Are Not Calls Under TCPA
A federal court in Missouri ruled that SMS messages do not qualify as telephone calls under the TCPA's do-not-call rules.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 26, 2026, 2:46 p.m. ET
A federal district court in Missouri has ruled that SMS text messages are not telephone calls under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act's do-not-call provisions, according to a report by the National Law Review.
In Rush v. Selectquote Insurance, 2026 WL 2495598 (W.D. Mo. July 30, 2026), the court held that SMS messages are not calls under the TCPA's DNC rules. The court's decision joins a new majority of courts taking this position, the report said.
The case has been adjudicated, with the court finding the defendant liable, according to the National Law Review.
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Aug 26, 2026, 2:46 p.m. ETFirst report
Missouri Court Rules SMS Messages Are Not Calls Under TCPA
A federal district court in Missouri has ruled that SMS text messages are not "telephone calls" under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act's do-not-call provisions, according to a report by the National Law Review.
The decision, issued in Rush v. Selectquote Insurance, 2026 WL 2495598 (W.D. Mo. July 30, 2026), held that the TCPA's do-not-call rules do not apply to text messages. The court found the defendant liable on other grounds, but the ruling adds to a new majority of courts taking this position.
The case remains open as it develops.
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