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Targeting and Eliminating Unlawful Text Messages; Implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
The Federal Communications Commission published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on January 26, 2024. Comments closed on February 26, 2024.
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What the agency says
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on several issues. First, the Commission proposes a text blocking requirement following Commission notification and seeks comment on other options for requiring providers to block unwanted or illegal texts. Second, the Commission seeks further comment on text message authentication, including the status of any industry standards in development. Finally, the Commission proposes to require providers to make email-to-text services opt in.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2023-28833
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Federal Communications Commission
- Published
- January 26, 2024
- Comments due
- February 26, 2024
- Dates
- Comments are due on or before February 26, 2024 and reply comments are due on or before March 11, 2024.
- Docket
- CG Docket Nos. 02-278, 21-402; FCC 23-107; FR ID 194251
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 47 CFR 64
- Topics
- Communications common carriers; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Telecommunications; Telephone
- Pages
- 7
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