A major data provider has removed all Colorado based cell phone numbers from their platform.
Earlier this year, I did a free trial on a platform that competes with XLeads. ################################# This is an excerpt from an email from that platform: "Hey -, We wanted to let you know about an important compliance update affecting our platform. What Changed Due to Colorado’s new Prevention of Telemarketing Fraud Act (PTFA), we have removed Colorado cell phone numbers from search results and skip tracing. Why This Matters The law prohibits listing or providing cell phone numbers for commercial purposes without the individual’s consent. Penalties include fines ranging from $300–$1,000 per violation, plus the potential for lawsuits and Attorney General enforcement. To keep you protected, we’ve proactively removed this data from the system. What You Need to Do Nothing - this change has already been made. You may notice fewer cell phone numbers in Colorado searches, but all other data remains available." ################################# This is the section of the law that may pose a problem for the skip tracing list providers: " (4) (a) On or after September 1, 2005, a person commits an unlawful telemarketing practice if the person knowingly: (I) Lists a cellular telephone number in a directory for a commercial purpose unless the person whose number has been listed has given affirmative consent, through written, oral, or electronic means, to such listing; or (II) Uses a scanning device or other electronic means to identify a cellular telephone number and to make a commercial telephone solicitation to a cellular telephone. (b) This subsection (4) shall not apply to a commercial telephone solicitation that is in relation to a preexisting commercial relationship between the person and the person who owns the cellular telephone." Source: https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-6/fair-trade-and-restraint-of-trade/article-1/part-3/section-6-1-304/