FCC Adopts Rules For Private Entities To Report Robocall Violations

By Christine M. Reilly and A. Paul Heeringa

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has adopted new rules to implement thePallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act

While the Commission has a well-established process for consumers to submit complaints about unwanted and suspected illegal robocalls and spoofed calls (primarily via the FCC's website)?and a process in place for obtaining information from certain public entities?no formal mechanism previously existed for private entities to share such information. The new rules are designed to address this shortfall.