The Seventh Circuit holds texts aren't "telephone calls" under TCPA Section 227(c)(5), creating a circuit split with the Ninth Circuit.
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Seventh Circuit Rules Text Messages Are Not "Telephone Calls" Under TCPA § 227(c)(5) — A Circuit Split Emerges


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