Final anti-robocall regulations with updated fines unveiled by FCC

CyberScoop reports that the Federal Communications Commission has issued final regulations mandating telecommunications providers to annually recertify information submitted to the Robocall Mitigation Database, with violations corresponding to higher financial penalties.

Telecommunications providers offering false or inaccurate details on robocalls will be fined $10,000, with an additional $1,000 penalty to be paid for every entry unchanged within 10 days of receiving new information, according to the FCC rule, which will be effective beginning Feb. 5. Access to RMD has also been fortified with two-factor authentication, as the agency ordered its Wireline Competition Bureau to create a new channel for inadequate filings, which include incomplete contact details and lacking robocall mitigation plans.

Such a rule has been finalized after the FCC concluded the need for penalties to be significantly higher than the current base fine but lower than the maximum statutory penalty as demanded by state attorneys general and robocall surveillance platform ZipDX.