Maine telemarketing calling hours

Calling hours in Maine

Maine has no stricter hours for live calls, so the federal TCPA window applies to them: telephone solicitations only between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM in the recipient's local time (47 CFR 64.1200(c)(1)). The FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule sets the same window, and Regulation F applies it to debt collection calls.

Calls from an automated dialing device have a stricter limit (10 M.R.S. 1498(3)): Calls made with an automated calling device are limited to weekdays from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Maine time, at most one call per number every 8 hours.

Time zones and area codes in Maine

Maine is on Eastern time, so the hours above are Eastern time.

Maine uses area code 207.

What else applies

Calling hours are one rule among several. Consent for autodialed and AI or prerecorded voice calls, the National Do Not Call Registry and debt collection rules apply to Maine calls separately. Mobile numbers can move with their owner, so the area code is a best guess at location. This is not legal advice; check with counsel before you change a calling program.

To compare Maine with other states, see TCPA calling hours by state. For how these rules apply to AI calls, read What is TCPA compliance for AI calls?