What Is Happening with Verizon’s Copper Landline Service? As of September 2026, the FCC has paused Verizon’s application to discontinue copper-based landline phone service in portions of nine states, pulling it from the automatic approval track for a full review.
What Is A2P 10DLC and Why Are Business Texts Getting Blocked? As of September 2026, A2P 10DLC is the carrier-mandated registration system that requires every business sending automated text messages from a standard 10-digit phone number to register its brand
What Are the FCC’s New TCPA Opt-Out Rules? As of September 2026, the FCC has scheduled a vote on September 30 to adopt a Report and Order that modernizes how consumers opt out of robocalls and robotexts under the Telephone
What Is the FCC Robocall Scorecard? As of September 2026, the FCC Robocall Scorecard is a proposed consumer tool that would publicly rate voice service providers, including VoIP companies, on how effectively they prevent illegal robocalls from reaching their customers.
What Is the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act? As of August 2026, the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S. 2666) is a bipartisan bill that passed the U.S. Senate by unanimous consent on August 3, 2026, and is now awaiting House action.
What Is the FCC’s 2026 Robocall Mitigation Database Proposal? As of August 2026, the FCC has proposed a sweeping overhaul of its Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) that would expand filing requirements for VoIP providers, tighten compliance enforcement, and create new
What Did the FCC Change About VoIP Provider Requirements in July 2026? On July 22, 2026, the FCC adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (WC Docket Nos. 24-213, 17-97) proposing new measures to strengthen the Robocall Mitigation Database, the
What Is the New TCPA Text Message Ruling? As of July 14, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in Steidinger v. Blackstone Medical Services that text messages are not “telephone calls” under Section 227(c)(5) of
What Are the New VoIP 911 Rules Taking Effect in August 2026? As of August 10, 2026, the FCC’s updated Next Generation 911 reliability rules under FCC 26-39 require VoIP providers and 911 communications service providers to meet modernized standards
What Are AI Phone Scams and Why Are They Targeting Businesses in 2026? As of July 2026, AI phone scams are fraudulent voice calls that use artificial intelligence to clone voices, impersonate trusted contacts, and bypass traditional call authentication systems
