Taalk Dialer is Not an ATDS

Overview

In accordance with the Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, the definition of an Automatic Telephone Dialing System (ATDS) has been significantly narrowed. Under this updated interpretation, a dialing system is classified as an ATDS only if it uses a random or sequential number generator to store or produce phone numbers and then dials them.

Taalk’s Compliance with ATDS Definition

Taalk’s dialing technology does not use random or sequential number generation. Instead, Taalk exclusively operates by dialing phone numbers from pre-uploaded lists or databases provided by clients. These lists typically originate from legitimate sources such as:

• CRM systems

• Web form submissions

• Marketing leads

• Customer records

Because Taalk does not generate or store numbers using random or sequential logic, and because all outbound calls are made to specific, user-provided contacts, our system does not meet the statutory definition of an ATDS under the ruling by the Supreme Court.

Key Points

• No Random or Sequential Dialing: Taalk does not use algorithms to generate or dial phone numbers.

• Data-Driven Contact Lists: All phone numbers dialed are imported from structured, client-owned datasets.

• Legal Compliance: Based on the Supreme Court ruling, systems like Taalk that rely solely on pre-uploaded contact lists are not classified as ATDS.