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The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) exists to regulate American communications via radio, television, satellite, cable, and wire. As technology evolves, so does this agency in order to better provide communication services and ensure consumers are protected. It is for this reason that the FCC created the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA).

The purpose of the TCPA is to restrict telemarketing and unwanted telephone solicitation. It monitors and restricts the use of auto-dialers, artificial voice messages, fax machine messages, and SMS text messages.

Essentially, there are eight main requirements that everyone must follow when utilizing any of the aforementioned tools to communicate with others. Unless there is express consent from the person or entity to whom solicitations will be sent,these rules are locally enforced on a federal level, and there are no exceptions.

Solicitors must not call residences before 8 AM or after 9 PM during said residences’ local times.

Each company must maintain a “do-not-call” list of consumers who ask not to be called by the company. These DNC requests must be honored for a minimum of 5 years.

Solicitors must honor the do-not-call requests of consumers who belong on the National Do Not Call Registry.

Solicitors must provide their name, the name of the person or entity on whose behalf the call is being made, and a telephone number or address at which that person or entity may be contacted.

It is prohibited to solicit to residences using an artificial voice or voice recording.

It is prohibited to make any call using automated telephone equipment or an artificial or prerecorded voice to an emergency line (911), a hospital emergency number, a physician’s office, a hospital or healthcare facility or elderly room, a cellular telephone, or any service for which the recipient is charged for the call.

It is prohibited to engage two or more lines of a multi-line business via autodialed calls.

It is prohibited to send any unsolicited faxes containing advertising messages.

In the event of a violation of the TCPA, a subscriber may sue for up to $500 for each violation or recover actual monetary loss (whichever is greater), seek an injunction, or both.

In the event of a willful violation of the TCPA, a subscriber may sue for up to three times the damages; in other words, $1,500 for each violation.

It is therefore of paramount importance that any person or entity who wishes to call, text, or fax a recipient with advertising or marketing messages be aware of these specific restrictions and abide by them. EquiiText has developed several “best practices” methods that are available to every business SMS text messaging user to comply with these regulations.

Sleep timers in the settings tab prevent businesses from sending campaigns before or after the awake hours approved by the TCPA. The EquiiText landline scrubber also prevents any text message or voice broadcast to be sent to any residential phone number. There is a DNC scrub available to all users to ensure no texts could be sent to a person or entity who belongs on the National Do Not Call Registry, and every EquiiText user similarly has an opt-out auto-responder that must always remain activated. We also train new users how to introduce themselves in a first message to all contacts with plenty of artificially intelligent responders to answer identity questions, location questions, and contact queries.

We have numerous features and policies that prevent users from using EquiiText in such a way that users can use business texting within the rules and guidelines of the FCC and TCPA. For more information on these agencies or about EquiiText best practices, please call, text, or email us today!

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The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) exists to regulate American communications via radio, television, satellite, cable, and wire. As technology evolves, so does this agency in order to better provide communication services and ensure consumers are protected. It is for this reason that the FCC created the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA).

The purpose of the TCPA is to restrict telemarketing and unwanted telephone solicitation. It monitors and restricts the use of auto-dialers, artificial voice messages, fax machine messages, and SMS text messages.

Essentially, there are eight main requirements that everyone must follow when utilizing any of the aforementioned tools to communicate with others. Unless there is express consent from the person or entity to whom solicitations will be sent,these rules are locally enforced on a federal level, and there are no exceptions.

Solicitors must not call residences before 8 AM or after 9 PM during said residences’ local times.

Each company must maintain a “do-not-call” list of consumers who ask not to be called by the company. These DNC requests must be honored for a minimum of 5 years.

Solicitors must honor the do-not-call requests of consumers who belong on the National Do Not Call Registry.

Solicitors must provide their name, the name of the person or entity on whose behalf the call is being made, and a telephone number or address at which that person or entity may be contacted.

It is prohibited to solicit to residences using an artificial voice or voice recording.

It is prohibited to make any call using automated telephone equipment or an artificial or prerecorded voice to an emergency line (911), a hospital emergency number, a physician’s office, a hospital or healthcare facility or elderly room, a cellular telephone, or any service for which the recipient is charged for the call.

It is prohibited to engage two or more lines of a multi-line business via autodialed calls.

It is prohibited to send any unsolicited faxes containing advertising messages.

In the event of a violation of the TCPA, a subscriber may sue for up to $500 for each violation or recover actual monetary loss (whichever is greater), seek an injunction, or both.

In the event of a willful violation of the TCPA, a subscriber may sue for up to three times the damages; in other words, $1,500 for each violation.

It is therefore of paramount importance that any person or entity who wishes to call, text, or fax a recipient with advertising or marketing messages be aware of these specific restrictions and abide by them. EquiiText has developed several “best practices” methods that are available to every business SMS text messaging user to comply with these regulations.

Sleep timers in the settings tab prevent businesses from sending campaigns before or after the awake hours approved by the TCPA. The EquiiText landline scrubber also prevents any text message or voice broadcast to be sent to any residential phone number. There is a DNC scrub available to all users to ensure no texts could be sent to a person or entity who belongs on the National Do Not Call Registry, and every EquiiText user similarly has an opt-out auto-responder that must always remain activated. We also train new users how to introduce themselves in a first message to all contacts with plenty of artificially intelligent responders to answer identity questions, location questions, and contact queries.

We have numerous features and policies that prevent users from using EquiiText in such a way that users can use business texting within the rules and guidelines of the FCC and TCPA. For more information on these agencies or about EquiiText best practices, please call, text, or email us today!

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The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) exists to regulate American communications via radio, television, satellite, cable, and wire. As technology evolves, so does this agency in order to better provide communication services and ensure consumers are protected. It is for this reason that the FCC created the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA).

The purpose of the TCPA is to restrict telemarketing and unwanted telephone solicitation. It monitors and restricts the use of auto-dialers, artificial voice messages, fax machine messages, and SMS text messages.

Essentially, there are eight main requirements that everyone must follow when utilizing any of the aforementioned tools to communicate with others. Unless there is express consent from the person or entity to whom solicitations will be sent,these rules are locally enforced on a federal level, and there are no exceptions.

1. Solicitors must not call residences before 8 AM or after 9 PM during said residences’ local times.

2. Each company must maintain a “do-not-call” list of consumers who ask not to be called by the company. These DNC requests must be honored for a minimum of 5 years.

3. Solicitors must honor the do-not-call requests of consumers who belong on the National Do Not Call Registry.

4. Solicitors must provide their name, the name of the person or entity on whose behalf the call is being made, and a telephone number or address at which that person or entity may be contacted.

5. It is prohibited to solicit to residences using an artificial voice or voice recording.

6. It is prohibited to make any call using automated telephone equipment or an artificial or prerecorded voice to an emergency line (911), a hospital emergency number, a physician’s office, a hospital or healthcare facility or elderly room, a cellular telephone, or any service for which the recipient is charged for the call.

7. It is prohibited to engage two or more lines of a multi-line business via autodialed calls.

8. It is prohibited to send any unsolicited faxes containing advertising messages.

In the event of a violation of the TCPA, a subscriber may sue for up to $500 for each violation or recover actual monetary loss (whichever is greater), seek an injunction, or both.

In the event of a willful violation of the TCPA, a subscriber may sue for up to three times the damages; in other words, $1,500 for each violation.

It is therefore of paramount importance that any person or entity who wishes to call, text, or fax a recipient with advertising or marketing messages be aware of these specific restrictions and abide by them. EquiiText has developed several “best practices” methods that are available to every business SMS text messaging user to comply with these regulations.

Sleep timers in the settings tab prevent businesses from sending campaigns before or after the awake hours approved by the TCPA. The EquiiText landline scrubber also prevents any text message or voice broadcast to be sent to any residential phone number. There is a DNC scrub available to all users to ensure no texts could be sent to a person or entity who belongs on the National Do Not Call Registry, and every EquiiText user similarly has an opt-out auto-responder that must always remain activated. We also train new users how to introduce themselves in a first message to all contacts with plenty of artificially intelligent responders to answer identity questions, location questions, and contact queries.

We have numerous features and policies that prevent users from using EquiiText in such a way that users can use business texting within the rules and guidelines of the FCC and TCPA. For more information on these agencies or about EquiiText best practices, please call, text, or email us today!

Call - tel:+1(888)501-3550

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Not all SMS companies are created equal, and not all businesses want to use them for the same reasons. Some people like having shortcodes and some people simply want to be able to separate their business texting from their personal messaging system. EquiiText specializes in some very particular SMS marketing features, and the business owners who use our platform love them! If you’re looking to revolutionize the way you text your customers, check out these five reasons why you should switch to EquiiText:

1. Unlimited Contacts and Contact Groups

Even the most boutique business maintains an ever-growing list of contacts. Unlike other SMS companies that charge extra for additional contacts, EquiiText offers you the ability to include as many opt-in leads as they need, and these leads can be separated out into a similarly unlimited number of groups. This not only allows for more visibility, it allows for easier funneling and campaigning.

2. Automatic Responders with Artificial Intelligence

One of the best features EquiiText offers is its automatic responders. Created with patented artificial intelligence, these auto-responses take the manual labor out of business SMS. Rather than spending hours each day manually responding to customer texts or being limited to only one or two responders, you can build engaging conversations with your customers without even lifting a finger. Every new account comes equipped with more that forty pre-generated automatic responders that are coded to respond automatically to keywords such as, “Who is this?” “Where are you located?” “What are your hours?” Plus, you can change the messages, create your own custom responders, and add an unlimited number of positive and negative keywords in each auto-reply. It’s never been easier to customize a system and let it run itself!

3. Bulk and Mass SMS Campaigning

Arguably, one of the most desired features of the EquiiText platform is the ability for users to send a single message to multiple contacts. In the spirit of customer engagement, we find that it works beautifully to send a personal campaign message that allows customers to respond with keywords that trigger auto-responders containing marketing messages. This leads to a better deliverability rate and a higher response rate. Your customers will enjoy communicating with your platform!

4. Drip Campaigns and Timed Follow Up Messages

It goes without saying that using drip campaigns is the best way to stay in the front of customers’ minds. Thanks to scheduled messages and timed follow ups, you will never be forgotten! Send messages to individual opt-in contacts based on the date they began texting your platform, or when they triggered a particular auto-responder to thank them for texting, asking if they’re interested in hearing about specials, and much more! You can also send daily messages, weekly messages, and schedule campaigns in advance to specific contacts or contact groups.

5. Innovative Integrations

The EquiiText system is super smart – not just because of its AI, but also thanks to its powerful integrations! Set up webhooks from your website, receive email and text notifications, and even integrate your EquiiText platform with Zapier. With thousands of other platforms and apps managed by the Zapier umbrella, merging your business SMS with your calendar events, CRM, management sites, and much more is a cinch. We’ve found the best ways to automate texting with your business, and now we’ve made it simple to automate every other function in your company in one place.

These are only the top five reasons people love EquiiText and why you should consider switching to our Cloud Platform. We offer dozens of amazing features that contribute to making us the most robust business SMS system on the market today, including URL shorteners, automatic SpinTax, and the most competitive pricing!

Call us, text us, or email us and see what we can do for you. We help businesses everywhere succeed and we want to help you too!

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Not all SMS companies are created equal, and not all businesses want to use them for the same reasons. Some people like having shortcodes and some people simply want to be able to separate their business texting from their personal messaging system. EquiiText specializes in some very particular SMS marketing features, and the business owners who use our platform love them! If you’re looking to revolutionize the way you text your customers, check out these five reasons why you should switch to EquiiText:

Unlimited Contacts and Contact Groups

Even the most boutique business maintains an ever-growing list of contacts. Unlike other SMS companies that charge extra for additional contacts, EquiiText offers you the ability to include as many opt-in leads as they need, and these leads can be separated out into a similarly unlimited number of groups. This not only allows for more visibility, it allows for easier funneling and campaigning.

Automatic Responders with Artificial Intelligence

One of the best features EquiiText offers is its automatic responders. Created with patented artificial intelligence, these auto-responses take the manual labor out of business SMS. Rather than spending hours each day manually responding to customer texts or being limited to only one or two responders, you can build engaging conversations with your customers without even lifting a finger. Every new account comes equipped with more that forty pre-generated automatic responders that are coded to respond automatically to keywords such as, “Who is this?” “Where are you located?” “What are your hours?” Plus, you can change the messages, create your own custom responders, and add an unlimited number of positive and negative keywords in each auto-reply. It’s never been easier to customize a system and let it run itself!

Bulk and Mass SMS Campaigning

Arguably, one of the most desired features of the EquiiText platform is the ability for users to send a single message to multiple contacts. In the spirit of customer engagement, we find that it works beautifully to send a personal campaign message that allows customers to respond with keywords that trigger auto-responders containing marketing messages. This leads to a better deliverability rate and a higher response rate. Your customers will enjoy communicating with your platform!

Drip Campaigns and Timed Follow Up Messages

It goes without saying that using drip campaigns is the best way to stay in the front of customers’ minds. Thanks to scheduled messages and timed follow ups, you will never be forgotten! Send messages to individual opt-in contacts based on the date they began texting your platform, or when they triggered a particular auto-responder to thank them for texting, asking if they’re interested in hearing about specials, and much more! You can also send daily messages, weekly messages, and schedule campaigns in advance to specific contacts or contact groups.

Innovative Integrations

The EquiiText system is super smart – not just because of its AI, but also thanks to its powerful integrations! Set up webhooks from your website, receive email and text notifications, and even integrate your EquiiText platform with Zapier. With thousands of other platforms and apps managed by the Zapier umbrella, merging your business SMS with your calendar events, CRM, management sites, and much more is a cinch. We’ve found the best ways to automate texting with your business, and now we’ve made it simple to automate every other function in your company in one place.

These are only the top five reasons people love EquiiText and why you should consider switching to our Cloud Platform. We offer dozens of amazing features that contribute to making us the most robust business SMS system on the market today, including URL shorteners, automatic SpinTax, and the most competitive pricing!

Call us, text us, or email us and see what we can do for you. We help businesses everywhere succeed and we want to help you too!