When is a call not a call? When it can meet the parameters of this interp:
Prerecorded Message Services (I)
Date Published: December 17, 2009
Type: Official Interpretation
Item Ref: 1
The committee determined prerecorded telephone or electronic mail messages from institutional staff members sent to individuals through services that allow such messages to be sent to any member of the general public are not considered to be initiated by the institution and therefore, are not subject to NCAA recruiting legislation, provided:
(a) The message is sent by an individual other than an institutional staff member or a representative of an institution's athletics interests;
(b) The institution does not direct the individual to initiate the message; and
(c) The message does not include athletically related information or other information related to the institution.
[References: NCAA Bylaws 13.02.14 (telephone calls), 13.1.3 (telephone calls), 13.1.3.4 (permissible callers), 13.4.1 (recruiting materials) and 13.4.1.2 (electronic transmissions)]