The FCC circulated proposed revisions on September 9, 2026, to its TCPA consent-revocation rules. The draft would eliminate the broad revocation provision that forced callers to stop all automated messages when a consumer revoked consent, and it would let callers specify one or more exclusive methods for consumers to opt out.
The FCC would remove the ‘nuclear’ revocation rule that required callers to stop all robocalls and robotexts if a consumer revoked consent by any reasonable method.
Callers could designate exclusive revocation methods (automated opt-out during a call, specified reply-text words, or a website/phone number) and would not have to honor opt-outs sent through other channels if disclosed clearly.
The FCC is asking whether to require two-way texting for revocations, which could force one-way SMS users to change platforms or provide alternative opt-out channels.
# What changed in the FCC's draft On September 9, 2026, the FCC circulated a draft that would change how consumers revoke consent under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). If the commission adopts the draft at its September 30 Open Meeting, most changes would take effect about 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.
# The problem the draft aims to fix
# What the draft would do The draft removes the wholesale or 'revoke all' provision in 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(a)(10). Instead:
Callers who disclose the designated method clearly and conspicuously on the call or in the text would not be required to process revocation requests sent by other means.
# Operational effect for organizations that use automated communications The draft aims to reduce uncertainty and the need for case-by-case determinations about what counts as a reasonable revocation method. For organizations, that likely means:
# Two-way texting question The FCC also seeks comment on whether automated texting programs should be required to support two-way replies for revocation. Currently, senders using one-way texting can avoid processing direct-reply opt-outs if they clearly state two-way texting is unavailable and provide alternative opt-out methods (phone, website, or instructions to text a different number). If two-way texting becomes mandatory, senders using one-way platforms may have to modify technology and workflows to accept and process opt-out replies.
# Timing and next steps If adopted substantially as proposed, the revisions would generally become effective about 30 days after Federal Register publication. The FCC will set a specific effective date once it publishes the final order.
On Sept. 9, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission released a draft Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would, if adopted, substantially revise its consent and opt-out requirements for calls and texts, which the draft references collectively as “robocalls,” under the Telephone Consumer
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