The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking steps to reduce the impact of robocalls by delisting operators who have failed to meet the Commission’s certification requirements.
Under an Order issued by the FCC, 185 non-compliant voice service providers have been removed from the Commission’s Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau. The RMD was established by the FCC in 2020 to help promote transparency regarding the compliance of voice service providers with Commission rules intended to reduce illegal robocalls made to consumers.
To remain listed on the FCC’s RMD, current and new service providers were required to submit to the Commission by February 2024 their robocall mitigation plans and to update any previously submitted plans to include their commitment to respond within 24 hours to any traceback request given to them.
The service providers who have been delisted from the RMD reportedly failed to provide the required information, even after the Commission extended the deadline to December 31, 2024.
The FCC Order detailing their latest actions in connection with enforcing its robocall requirements for voice service providers is available at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-694A1.pdf.
