### Question
How does the law define automatic telephone dialing system?


### Answer
Under *47 U.S.C. § 227*, **automatic telephone dialing system** is defined as:

> equipment which has the capacity—


(A) to store or produce telephone numbers to be called, using a random or sequential number generator

#### Citation:
  - *47 U.S.C. § 227*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 5-WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION > SUBCHAPTER II-COMMON CARRIERS > Part I-Common Carrier Regulation**

