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Tennessee Telecom Compliance Guide

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Telecom Compliance Reference — Updated January 2023

Mini-TCPA State — High Risk

Calling Hours

8:00 AM9:00 PM

Min Penalty

$10,000

Registration

Required

Tennessee Telemarketing Enforcement Actions

AG actions, FCC fines, FTC cases, and private lawsuits in Tennessee

Total Actions

4

Total Penalties

$5.0M

Largest Single

$2.4M

Most Recent

Oct 2024

All Enforcement Actions (4)

FCC v. TeleStar Communications (TN)

FCCOct 2024· telecom

$2,400,000

penalty

robocallsspoofing

FCC fined carrier for facilitating spoofed robocalls to TN consumers.

Nashville Home Services Corp.

Class ActionJun 2024· home services

$1,850,000

settlement

prerecorded messagescalling hours

Class action settlement for prerecorded calls outside permitted hours.

Volunteer State Insurance Leads

State AGJan 2024· insurance

$425,000

penalty

robocallsdnc violation

TN AG major settlement for illegal insurance lead generation calls.

Memphis Marketing Solutions

State AGSep 2023· mixed

$310,000

penalty

ai voiceno consent

Early AI voice enforcement — marketing firm used AI without disclosure.

By Enforcer

State AG2
FCC1
Class Action1

Most Common Violations

robocalls2
spoofing1
prerecorded messages1
calling hours1
dnc violation1

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This is a compliance reference tool, not legal advice. Data compiled from public statutes, LegiScan, CourtListener, state AG offices, and AI-assisted analysis. Verify all information with qualified counsel before relying on it. Full terms & data sources →