SiriusXM Agrees to $28 Million Settlement Over Telemarketing Calls—Here's Who Qualifies for Payment

SiriusXM, while denying any wrongdoing, has agreed to establish a $28 million settlement fund to compensate eligible consumers. The complaint alleges that SiriusXM violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by repeatedly making telemarketing calls to individuals who had requested not to be contacted.

Who Qualifies for a Payment

To be eligible for a payment from the SiriusXM settlement, consumers must meet at least one of the following criteria:

• U.S. residents may be eligible for payment if they got more than one telemarketing call from SiriusXM or its agents within a 12-month span between April 27, 2019, and Oct. 31, 2025. To qualify, the calls must have been made at least 31 days after the recipient’s number was added to the National Do Not Call Registry. And the person was not a paying SiriusXM subscriber at the time.
• U.S. residents may also qualify for settlement payments if they received more than one telemarketing call from SiriusXM or its agents between April 27, 2019, and Oct. 31, 2025, after requesting their phone number be added to SiriusXM’s internal “do-not-call” list. This includes calls made to any landline or mobile number.

Claim Deadlines

The settlement also has several time-sensitive dates:

• The claim filing deadline is March 21, which is the last day to submit a claim to receive payment.
• The deadline to opt out or object is March 27.
• Final approval hearing is May 11. A judge will decide whether to grant final approval to the settlement.
• Those who decide not to file a claim by March 21 will not receive any payment from the settlement.

What Prompted the Lawsuit

According to the complaint, SiriusXM made telemarketing calls to consumers even after they had registered on the National Do Not Call Registry or directly requested no further contact. Plaintiffs claim these actions violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and other telemarketing laws.