Seventh Circuit Holds Text Messages Are Not 'Calls' Under TCPA's DNC Provision — Kelley Drye TCPA Tracker (2026)

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Independent legal analysis from Kelley Drye & Warren (telecommunications/TCPA defense law firm) on a July 14, 2026 Seventh Circuit ruling holding that Section 227(c)(5) of the TCPA — the Do-Not-Call private-right-of-action provision — does not cover text messages, and that post-McLaughlin, district courts are no longer bound by FCC interpretive guidance on the question.