FCC Delays Broad Robocall/Robotext Consumer Consent Revocation Provision

The FCC recently delayed the effective date of a rule provision that would have required that any reasonable consumer response revoking prior express consent be applicable to all future, even unrelated, robocalls or robotexts from the same caller, including all business units, unless exempted.  The effective date was delayed one year, from April 11, 2025, to April 11, 2026.

The Order granting this limited waiver delay stated that the Commission found good cause for a delay due to callers needing more time to update their communication systems to comply with the provision.  This provision was part of a larger TCPA Consent Order regarding consumer consent revocations from unwanted robocalls and robotexts.  The remainder of the TCPA Consent Order is not delayed by this Order.

This comes on the heels of the FCC also granting a limited waiver delaying the effective date of the One-to-One Consent Rule, which required that consumer consent to marketing be for one business at a time.  Shortly after, the Eleventh Circuit vacated the rule.