Alabama Telecommunications Compliance

Alabama restricts telemarketing calls to 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Monday through Saturday in the contact's local time (Central Time). This is stricter than federal TCPA which allows 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM seven days per week. All calls are prohibited on Sundays and state/federal holidays.

No. Alabama law explicitly prohibits all telemarketing calls on Sundays, regardless of time or consent status. Even if you have express written consent from an Alabama resident, you must not contact them on Sundays for marketing purposes. This applies to ringless voicemail, live calls, and SMS.

Alabama prohibits telemarketing calls on state and federal holidays including: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Consult with legal counsel for the current complete list of prohibited holidays.

No, Alabama does not maintain a separate state Do Not Call registry. For telemarketing calls without prior express written consent, you must scrub your calling lists against the federal National DNC Registry maintained by the FTC. However, if you have obtained prior express written consent from contacts (as required by TCPA), DNC scrubbing is not necessary. Consult legal counsel about your specific requirements.

Alabama follows federal TCPA consent requirements. You need prior express written consent for marketing calls using an autodialer or pre-recorded voice, and for marketing text messages. Your consent forms should clearly explain that you will call only Monday - Saturday between 8 AM - 8 PM, and not on Sundays or holidays. Consult legal counsel for appropriate consent language.

Ringless voicemail is subject to the same TCPA consent requirements and Alabama calling restrictions. You must have proper consent from Alabama residents, and you must respect Alabama's 8 AM - 8 PM Monday - Saturday restriction and holiday prohibitions. Drop Cowboy's platform tools help support your compliance efforts for Alabama ringless voicemail campaigns.

Drop Cowboy provides platform tools to support Alabama compliance: configurable quiet hours (set to 8 AM - 8 PM), day exclusions (exclude Sundays), holiday scheduling (pause campaigns on holidays), time-zone aware delivery, automated DNC scrubbing, instant opt-out processing, and comprehensive audit logs. However, you are responsible for ensuring your campaigns comply with Alabama regulations.

When state and federal telecommunications laws conflict, you must follow the STRICTER requirement. For Alabama, state law is stricter than federal TCPA in three ways: shorter calling hours (8 PM instead of 9 PM), no Sunday calls (federal allows Sundays), and no holiday calls (federal has no holiday restrictions). Always follow Alabama's stricter rules when contacting Alabama residents.

Yes. Alabama's calling restrictions apply to telemarketing communications including SMS text messages. You need express written consent, must respect 8 AM - 8 PM Monday - Saturday hours, and cannot send marketing SMS on Sundays or holidays. Include clear opt-out instructions (e.g., 'Reply STOP') and process opt-outs immediately.

Maintain comprehensive records including: documentation of when and how consent was obtained from Alabama residents, consent forms or electronic consent captures, logs of all messages sent (content, recipients, timestamps), proof that no Sunday/holiday contacts occurred, documentation of opt-out requests, and proof of DNC scrubbing. Recommend retaining records for 4+ years.