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Pennsylvania SMS Marketing and A2P Messaging Rules

A plain-language, source-linked guide to Pennsylvania authorities relevant to SMS, MMS, telemarketing, privacy, consent, and do-not-call issues.

1reviewed source record
0express text-message sources
0fact-dependent sources
1related or unresolved source

What the sources say

The Pennsylvania sources reviewed for this page do not expressly establish a general SMS or MMS rule. They are included because related telemarketing, do-not-call, privacy, or consumer-protection requirements may still matter to a messaging program.

Authorities and official sources

Each entry explains what the source says, where its limits are, and what it does not establish.

State law · Current

Telemarketer Registration Act

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How this authority relates to messaging

This source is relevant to the broader program, but the reviewed text does not expressly establish general SMS or MMS coverage.

What the source establishes

  • Pennsylvania has registration, call-conduct, and DNC rules.

Limits and important context

  • AG enforcement.
  • Enacted and current as amended. Text-expansion bills located in the 2025–2026 session remain proposed.
  • Current enacted text does not expressly include SMS/MMS.

Official and supporting sources

  1. §§ 5, 5.2, 6–8, as amended
Source and review details
Jurisdiction
Pennsylvania
Source type
State law
Current status
Current

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