The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) Monday released an Order, delaying by one year the effective date of a new regulation that states “[i]f a called party uses any [reasonable] method to revoke consent, that consent is considered definitively revoked and the caller may not send additional robocalls and robotexts.” In other words, the new rule requires that when a called party revokes consent to receive a specific type of robocall and/or robotext, the originator of that message may not send any type of robocall or robotext to that party.
The reason for the tolling of the rule is to give businesses sufficient time to implement the necessary changes and upgrades to their communications processes in order to comply with the new requirement. The new deadline for compliance is April 11, 2026.
This requirement is the only part of the new opt-out and consent revocation rules delineated in our recent client advisory that has been stayed. All the other rules are effective as of April 11, 2025.
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Given the complexity and evolving nature of the FCC’s rules, regulations, policies, and procedures concerning robocall and robotext compliance matters (e.g., STIR/SHAKEN, TRACED Act, FCC & FTC rules & regulations, Industry Traceback Group, standards, and the private sector ecosystem), as well as the increased risk of business disputes, consumer protection enforcement by state attorneys general, and even civil litigation, The CommLaw Group has a Robocall Mitigation Response Team to help clients tackle their unique responsibilities.
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