Breaking: Seventh Circuit Confirms a Text Message Is Not a “Call” Under the TCPA’s Do-Not-Call Private Right of Action
July 14, 2026
The wait is over. In our earlier coverage — Seventh Circuit Weighs Whether a Text Message Is Really a "Call" Under the TCPA — we reported on oral argument in Steidinger v. Blackstone Medical Services and the panel's pointed questions about whether a 1991 statute reaches modern text messaging. Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit answered. In a unanimous decision authored by Judge Kirsch, the court held that a text message is not a "telephone call" within the meaning of the TCPA's private right of action for Do-Not-Call violations.…
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Seventh Circuit Weighs Whether a Text Message Is Really a “Call” Under the TCPA
June 9, 2026
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments in Steidinger v. Blackstone Medical Services as it prepares to weigh in on the critical debate over whether a text message should be treated as a “telephone call” under the TCPA. For ecommerce businesses that rely on SMS marketing, customer engagement texts, and automated messaging tools, the outcome could have major implications for future TCPA litigation and compliance obligations.…
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