Why Tells Is Going to Contact.io 2026
Tells is heading to Contact.io 2026 in Denver because the event sits directly at the intersection of SMS, pay-per-call, lead response, compliance, and AI-powered customer contact.
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The Weekly Signal — Week of August 10, 2026
This week: Mac Murray & Shuster's July Regulatory Roundup: CalPrivacy Launches First Sectoral Audit, Comfone and VOX Solutions Partner on Global A2P SMS Monetization for Mobile Operators, UK Assesses Withdrawal of MMS Picture Messaging as RCS Business Messaging Scales.
The Weekly Signal — Week of August 3, 2026
This week: Infobip Reports 169.3% Global RCS Traffic Growth, 1,298.8% in the US, GSMA Launches RCS Universal Profile 4.1 With Stronger E2E Encryption Foundations, Sent Raises $12M Series A for Agentic AI Messaging Across WhatsApp, SMS, and RCS.
Transactional SMS vs Promotional SMS: The Compliance Line You Can't Cross
Misclassifying a transactional SMS as promotional can trigger TCPA violations and carrier filtering. Here's where the line actually sits, and how Gideon catches it before you send.
Tells.co Launches Developer Hub for CRM and SaaS Teams Adding SMS
ORANGE COUNTY, CA, UNITED STATES, July 28, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Tells.co, a business messaging platform for United States and Canada programs, today opened a developer integration hub for CRM an…
The Weekly Signal — Week of July 27, 2026
This week: Cooley Breaks Down Seventh Circuit's Steidinger Ruling — Circuit Split Now Confirmed, iOS 27 Messages: One-Tap Apple Intelligence Suggestions Land in Beta, Holland & Knight: State Law Claims Remain Viable Path Around Seventh Circuit Text Ruling.
Voice + SMS: The Omnichannel Flow Customers Actually Want
Most 'omnichannel' stacks are just two silos wearing a trench coat. Here's how Tells makes voice and SMS actually share context, on one number, with one customer record.
The Weekly Signal — Week of July 20, 2026
This week: Seventh Circuit Rules Text Messages Are NOT 'Telephone Calls' Under TCPA Do-Not-Call Provision, Courts Split: Pennsylvania Court Says Texts ARE Telephone Calls Under TCPA, FCC Proposal Targets Burner Phones with KYC Requirements for VoIP and Prepaid.
Tells Heads to Affiliate Summit East 2026 with SMS, RCS, and AI Voice
The Tells team is heading to Affiliate Summit East in New York to meet performance marketers and discuss SMS, RCS, AI voice, compliance, and scalable customer communication.