On April 7, the FCC issued an order
staying the effective date of a key provision in its Telephone
Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules. The provision
— originally set to take effect on April 11, 2025—would
have required that a consumer's revocation of consent apply
broadly to all robocalls and robotexts from a sender, not
just the type of message that prompted the opt-out.
The stay follows petitions from banking industry groups, who
raised concerns that the rule would force institutions to block
important customer communications, such as fraud alerts or low
balance warnings, based solely on a consumer opting out of
unrelated messages.In response, the FCC agreed that affected
senders need additional time to prepare.
