WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has barred more than 1,200 communications providers from the nation’s telephone network and confirmed new caller ID authentication rules that take effect this month, in its most aggressive action yet against illegal robocalls.
On Aug. 6 and Aug. 25, 2025, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau issued two orders removing more than 1,200 non-compliant providers from the Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD). Removal from the RMD disconnects these communications providers from the U.S. telephone network, as downstream carriers cannot transmit their traffic.
The RMD is a key enforcement tool, requiring providers to demonstrate compliance with caller ID authentication under the STIR/SHAKEN framework and certify that they have adopted effective mitigation practices. Several of the entities removed had already been identified by the Industry Traceback Group for transmitting suspicious traffic and failing to respond to traceback requests.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr underscored the enforcement purpose: “Robocalls are an all-too-common frustration — and threat — to American households. Providers that fail to do their duty when it comes to stopping these calls have no place in our networks.”
Providers barred from the RMD must obtain prior approval from both the Enforcement and Wireline Competition Bureaus before they can reapply.
In a related announcement on Aug. 19, the FCC confirmed that new third-party caller ID authentication obligations will take effect on Sept. 18, 2025. All originating, intermediate, terminating, and gateway providers must sign calls using their own digital certificates linked to a Service Provider Code token.
These combined steps — removing providers from the network and tightening caller ID rules — highlight how the FCC bars communications providers to protect consumers and restore trust in caller ID information.
