FCC to vote on far-reaching new rules for the RMD

July 20, 2026

The FCC scheduled a vote in its July 2026 Open Meeting on proposed rules to improve the effectiveness of the Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD). The proposed rules cover a lot of ground. Let’s have a look.

Highlights of the proposed rules

The Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) includes a wide range of new rules that touch many aspects of who must file in the RMD and the information they must provide.

The FNPRM builds on ideas discussed in the Commission’s Know-Your-Customer and Know-Your-Upstream-Provider rules and recent FNPRMs adopted in April 2026 (KYC) and May 2026 (KYUP). This FNPRM on improving the RMD is intended to provide more explicit details and discussion of these ideas.

The FNPRM discusses a wide range of topics. We tried to cover just the main highlights, but even this list packs a lot:

Extends the definition of voice service provider and requirements for who must file.
- Includes all initiating, originating, intermediate, and terminating providers, facilities-based and non-facilities-based providers, VoIP resellers, and MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators).
Requires a separate RMD filing from each parent, affiliate, and subsidiary that independently meets the definition of a voice service provider.
Requires information across five categories, including
1. Certifications for STIR/SHAKEN attestation, truthfulness, compliance with rules on illegal calls, and traceback cooperation.
2. Robocall mitigation information, including specific details on any exemptions claimed.
3. Business identifying information, including clarification of requirement to disclose principals, affiliates, subsidiaries, and parent companies.
4. Provider type and service information, updated to reflect definitions proposed in the Commission’s KYUP FNPRM.
5. Robocall mitigation plan raises the bar in requiring “affirmative, effective measures” rather than “reasonable steps” required in the initial rules. Plans must describe measures to prevent all illegal calls, not just illegal robocalls.
Robocall mitigation plans must be submitted as machine-readable PDFs.
Proposes that some RMD information should only be visible to Commission staff, not to the public, including:
- Contact and other identifying information for human principals
- Business address for non-human principals, affiliates, subsidiaries, and parent companies that are not in the RMD
- Information about providers’ use of third parties.

More information

There’s quite a bit of information and discussion packed in this FNPRM. We encourage you to have a look if you’re interested in further details.

Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on improving the effectiveness of the Robocall Mitigation Database (WC Docket No. 24-213).
The Commission's July 2026 Open Meeting will be held on July 22, 2026, from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm EDT.

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