Facebook Autodialer SCOTUS Case Promises Robocall Resolution (1)

The Supreme Court decision Thursday to take up a Facebook Inc. case may lead to clarity for businesses that have wondered whether automated calls and texts they send consumers are legal.

Consumers also have something at stake. The outcome of the case may increase or lower the number of automated calls and texts they receive each day.

The question the court will resolve is what types of technologies the legal system should treat as automatic “autodialer” calling systems.

The 1991 Telephone Consumer Protection Act bans companies from using an autodialer to call or text consumers without advance permission. Circuit courts ...