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FCC Rules, Orders, and Robotext Controls

A source-linked guide to fcc rules and orders and how this authority layer fits into U.S. A2P messaging programs.

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What this authority layer covers

FCC actions addressing consent revocation, opt-out handling, robotext blocking, and related operational controls.

Authorities and official sources

Each entry explains what the source says, where its limits are, and what it does not establish.

Agency order · Current

FCC 2024 TCPA Consent Revocation Order

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Not yet reviewed · No current substantive review date recorded

Existing claims, limitations, assessment and historical verification labels are preserved; their presence is not evidence of a current review.

How this authority relates to messaging

SMS/MMS applicability has not been assessed for this record. Its inclusion identifies an authority for review; it does not establish applicability to your program.

What the source establishes

  • The FCC order requires businesses to recognize reasonable consent-revocation methods and operationalize revocation across covered robocall and robotext channels.

Limits and important context

  • Maintain simple revocation methods, rapid suppression, and no marketing content in a permitted one-time confirmation message.

Official and supporting sources

  1. FCC 24-24, consent revocation and one-time confirmation provisions
Source and review details
Jurisdiction
United States federal
Source type
Agency order
Recorded operative status
Current

Agency order · Current

FCC robotext and illegal-text blocking rules

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Not yet reviewed · No current substantive review date recorded

Existing claims, limitations, assessment and historical verification labels are preserved; their presence is not evidence of a current review.

How this authority relates to messaging

SMS/MMS applicability has not been assessed for this record. Its inclusion identifies an authority for review; it does not establish applicability to your program.

What the source establishes

  • FCC robotext rules require or authorize provider blocking and remediation controls for illegal or highly likely illegal texts.

Limits and important context

  • Operational effects include filtering, blocking, sender-reputation monitoring, and remediation for legitimate traffic.

Official and supporting sources

  1. FCC 23-21, provider blocking of texts from invalid, unallocated, or unused numbers
  2. FCC 23-107, additional robotext blocking and consent controls
Source and review details
Jurisdiction
United States federal
Source type
Agency order
Recorded operative status
Current

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