Attorney General Jackley Urges FCC To Improve Robocall Mitigation Database
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South Dakota Attorney General's OfficeFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026
Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 48 other Attorneys General in requesting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) make improvements to its Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) as a way to curb illegal robocalls.
“South Dakotans are harassed, and oftentimes, scammed by robo callers who have not been weeded out from the database,” said Attorney General Jackley. “The FCC must to do more to protect consumers from these bad actors.”
Voice service providers are required to submit a filing with the RMD before they can accept and route call traffic through the U.S. communications network. That filing must include information about the provider’s business and robocall mitigation practices. Downstream providers are only allowed to accept calls from providers that are included in the RMD. However, bad actors are currently able to enter and stay in the database with minimal effort and limited impediments.
The Attorneys General, in sending reply comments to the FCC, urge the agency to improve the effectiveness of the RMD by strengthening filing obligations and deterring bad actors and noncompliant providers from appearing in the RMD. The attorneys general argue that improvements could allow the RMD to serve as the authoritative resource for promoting transparency and accountability around all providers’ robocall mitigation practices. Improvements would allow the FCC’s tool to serve as a barrier to entry, reducing illegal call traffic.
Other Attorneys General who have joined the letter are from: Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
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