Robocall Mitigation Database
A certification and a written mitigation plan, filed in the FCC's portal and signed by an officer under penalty of perjury. Recertify every March 1. Update within 10 business days of any change.
47 CFR 64.6305
FCC and USAC filings for small voice providers
Keep your dial tone.
If the FCC removes your Robocall Mitigation Database certification, other carriers must stop accepting your calls within two business days. We prepare the filings that keep you listed. Your officer signs. We run the calendar.
Flat fees. No retainers. We are not a law firm.
The numbers
11,508
filings in the FCC's Robocall Mitigation Database when we downloaded it on October 9, 2026
1,400+
deficient filings the FCC says it has removed since January 2025
2 days
business days for other carriers to stop accepting calls from a removed provider
$10,000
base forfeiture for false or inaccurate filing information, assessed daily until cured
Sources: FCC 26-49 (July 23, 2026), Enforcement Bureau order DA 26-872 (Sept. 2, 2026), public notice DA 26-72 (Jan. 22, 2026). Links to each document.
What it takes
Four obligations keep a provider on the network.
If you bill customers for calling, the FCC likely treats you as a voice service provider. Its filing rules reach providers that own no network, including interconnected VoIP resellers.
Form 499
Interconnected VoIP providers register with USAC and file the annual Form 499-A by April 1, including providers small enough to be de minimis. Larger filers also file every quarter.
47 CFR 54.711
CPNI certification
Each year by March 1, an officer certifies that the company has procedures that protect customer call records. The FCC says there is no exemption for small companies.
47 CFR 64.2009(e)
Traceback and vetting
Answer every traceback request fully within 24 hours. Take affirmative, effective measures to keep new and renewing customers from originating illegal calls.
47 CFR 64.1200(n)
What changed in 2026
The stakes went up in 2026.
New fines in February. The first annual recertification in March. Orders to fix filings or be removed in March and August, and removals in September. A July proposal that reaches companies that never thought of themselves as phone companies.
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Feb. 5, 2026In effect
New database rules and fines take effect
A $10,000 base fine for inaccurate filing information and $1,000 for a missed update, both continuing daily until cured.
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Mar. 1, 2026In effect
First annual recertification deadline
Every filer had to certify that its filing was true and correct. It repeats every March 1.
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Mar. 24, 2026Enforcement
35 companies ordered to fix their filings or be removed
The Enforcement Bureau gave 35 named companies 14 days to cure deficient certifications.
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July 23, 2026Proposed
Proposed: an overhaul of the database itself
The FCC proposed spelling out who must file, adding disclosures, and speeding up removals. It names PBXs, dialing platforms, cloud providers and call centers.
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Aug. 27, 2026Enforcement
Nine companies ordered to cure for ignoring tracebacks
Nine companies failed to answer traceback requests, contrary to the 24-hour commitment in their own certifications.
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Sept. 2, 2026Enforcement
14 companies removed
Fourteen of the 35 companies named in March neither fixed their filings nor explained why they should stay listed. All other providers got two business days to stop accepting their traffic.
Who this is for
Small providers with no compliance department.
We work with
- IT firms and managed service providers that resell hosted phone service under their own name
- Hosted PBX, UCaaS and SIP trunking providers without compliance staff
- Companies that resell AI receptionists or voice agents with phone numbers
- Rural telephone companies and cooperatives that want the calendar handled
- Providers whose database filing has not been touched since 2024
We do not work with
- Outbound dialing platforms
- Lead-generation call centers
- Any company named in a traceback for illegal traffic
- Any company that will not name its owners
Pricing
Flat fees, stated up front.
No hourly billing and no contingency fees. Government and third-party fees are separate.
Setup
$5,000
One time. A $1,000 deposit starts the work.
- Database certification and written mitigation plan
- Form 499 registration and first annual filing
- CPNI manual and officer certification
- Customer and upstream vetting procedures
- Traceback procedure and deadline calendar
Annual program
$2,500 a year
Every deadline, prepared and tracked.
- March 1 database recertification
- March 1 CPNI certification
- April 1 Form 499-A, quarterly 499-Q worksheets
- Updates filed inside the 10-business-day window
- Reminders 30, 14 and 3 days ahead
Reinstatement
$7,500
For providers the FCC has removed.
- A first look at your removal order, at no charge
- Request for the two bureaus' consent to re-file
- A complete corrected certification package
- The FCC decides. We cannot promise an outcome.
How it works
We prepare. Your officer signs.
You answer the intake
About 25 questions on what you sell, who carries your calls, and how you take on customers. Send any filings you already have.
We prepare every document
The certification worksheet, the mitigation plan, the Form 499 worksheet, the CPNI manual and the procedures behind them.
Your officer reviews and submits
You keep control of your government accounts. We walk your officer through each certification before it is signed.
We run the calendar
Reminders ahead of every deadline, and an updated filing within 10 business days when you tell us something changed.
Questions
What providers ask us first.
My platform says it handles compliance. Do I still have to file?
Probably. The database rules apply to each voice service provider, and the FCC counts providers that own no network, such as interconnected VoIP resellers. Your platform's own filing covers the platform.
Ask your platform in writing which legal entity appears on the Robocall Mitigation Database, Form 499 and CPNI filings for your customers' traffic. If the answer is not your company, the duty is likely still yours.
We are tiny. Is there a small-business exemption?
Not for the Robocall Mitigation Database, and the FCC's 2026 advisory says there is none for the CPNI certification. USAC's de minimis threshold (about $37,175 of interstate and international end-user revenue for 2026) can remove the quarterly Form 499-Q and Universal Service Fund payments. Interconnected VoIP providers still file the annual Form 499-A.
Can we do this ourselves?
Yes. The FCC and USAC publish instructions, and plenty of providers file their own. What we take off your plate is the reading and the calendar: several systems, an officer's certification on each, a written plan the FCC reads, and rules that changed several times in 2026.
If you would rather keep it in house, our deadline calendar and our list of 2026 changes are free to use.
Are you lawyers?
No. We prepare filings and procedures from the information you give us, and your officer reviews, certifies and submits them. When a question turns on legal interpretation, we say so and point you to telecommunications counsel.
How do you get access to our accounts?
You keep control. For Form 499, your officer adds us as a preparer in USAC's E-File system. Only a company officer can certify and submit. For the FCC database and the CPNI certification, we prepare everything and walk your officer through the submission on a shared screen.
What if the FCC already removed us from the database?
A removed company may not re-file without approval from both the FCC's Enforcement Bureau and its Wireline Competition Bureau. We prepare the request and a complete corrected certification package for your officer to sign.
The FCC decides, and we cannot promise an outcome. We read your removal order first, at no charge, and tell you if we think a request is not worth making.
Not sure where your filing stands?
Email us your company name and your RMD number. We will send back a one-page read of your public filing against the 2026 rules. No charge, and no call unless you ask for one.