The FCC continues to intensify its war on robocalls, cutting off more than 1,200 voice service providers from the Robocall Mitigation Database for failing to comply per the FCC’s announcement today. This massive sweeping action effectively cuts these 1,200 providers off from the U.S. telephone network.

At the core of the FCC’s decision is the Robocall Mitigation Database, a central enforcement tool requiring providers to certify their compliance with anti-robocall rules. Companies are expected to implement STIR/SHAKEN caller authentication technology, maintain robust mitigation plans, and file accurate certifications to retain access to the network. Providers that failed to meet these standards have now been shut down, their traffic blocked unless providers gain approval from the FCC’s Enforcement and Wireline Competition Bureaus.

The FCC’s latest move follow months of warnings and enforcement action – back in December 2024 more than 2,400 providers were ordered to fix their compliance gaps. Just earlier this month 185 providers were removed for failing to comply after being flagged in traceback investigations that associated them with robocall traffic.

Chairman Brendan Carr underscored the urgency of the crackdown, warning that providers who fail to stop robocalls “have no place in our networks” and “[r]obocalls are an all-too-common frustration – and threat — to American households…”

Today’s massacre follows “Operation Robocall Roundup,” a nationwide effort by 51 state attorneys general that earlier this month warned 37 providers — seven of which were already suspended by the FCC.

According to Charman Carr the FCC is doing “everything in its power” to fight back against illegal calls and “will continue to do so.”