Tex.
Utils. Code Section 64.202
Consent Required
(a)
A commercial mobile service provider doing business in this state may not publish in a directory or provide for publication in a directory the name and telephone number of a mobile service customer in this state without the express consent of the customer. The consent of a customer must be given:(1)
in writing on a separate document that includes the customer’s signature and the date;(2)
verbally; or(3)
on a website maintained by the commercial mobile service provider.(b)
Before a customer consents under Subsection (a), a commercial mobile service provider must disclose to the customer in writing or verbally, as appropriate, that:(1)
by consenting the customer agrees to have the customer’s telephone number sold or licensed as part of a list of customers and the customer’s telephone number may be included in a publicly available directory; and(2)
if the customer’s calling plan bills the customer for unsolicited calls or text messages from a telemarketer, by consenting to have the customer’s telephone number sold or licensed as part of a list of customers or be included in a publicly available directory, the customer may incur additional charges for receiving unsolicited calls or text messages.(c)
A customer who consents under Subsection (a) may revoke that consent at any time. A commercial mobile service provider shall comply with the customer’s request not later than the 60th day after the date the request is made.(d)
A commercial mobile service provider may not bill a mobile services customer for not consenting under Subsection (a).
Source:
Section 64.202 — Consent Required, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.64.htm#64.202 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
