How do we recertify our Robocall Mitigation Database filing before March 1?
Recertify during the annual window, which opens February 1; the deadline is March 1 (47 CFR § 64.6305(h)). Log in to the RMD with an FCC Username tied to your company’s business-type FRN, open your filing, click “Recertify,” correct anything outdated, upload a revised plan if needed, and complete the officer declaration. The next deadline is Monday, March 1, 2027.
What the rule requires
Since February 5, 2026, every provider with a filing in the Database must “certify annually, on or before March 1, that any information submitted to the Robocall Mitigation Database is true and correct” (47 CFR § 64.6305(h); DA 26-72). It is an unsworn declaration under penalty of perjury, signed by an officer (47 CFR § 1.16), and it re-signs the whole filing: plan, principals, contact, role and STIR/SHAKEN option. False or inaccurate information carries a $10,000 base forfeiture per violation, continuing until cured (47 CFR § 1.80(b)(11)).
The steps in the portal
- Log in with your FCC Username and password, then multi-factor authentication (Google Authenticator, Okta Verify or a phishing-resistant method). The username must be associated with the filing’s FRN in CORES.
- Under “My Filings,” open the filing and click “Recertify” at the top right. The button appears only during the window that opens February 1.
- Correct any editable field and upload a revised plan, as a PDF, if your practices changed. Business name and address are read-only: they come from CORES, so fix them there first, then log out and back in.
- Complete the declaration with the officer’s e-signature and submit. A “Last Recertified” date then appears on the filing; a filing can be recertified only once per window.
Source: the FCC’s filing instructions, version July 2026.
When the button does not appear
The FCC’s July 2026 filer FAQ lists five cases: you are not logged in with a username associated with the filing’s FRN; the window is not open; the filing was first submitted this calendar year; it was already recertified this year; or it was removed by an enforcement action. If the employee who created the filing has left, the CORES help desk (877-480-3201) can associate a new username with the company’s FRN.
Recertifying is not updating
A revision filed after a change does not count as the annual recertification, and changes must still be filed within 10 business days (47 CFR § 64.6305(d)(5); FCC FAQ 16–17). There is no FCC fee today: the $100 fee the FCC adopted for initial filings and recertifications is not yet effective and the FCC will announce when it is (DA 26-72); the current fee schedule in 47 CFR § 1.1105 does not include it.
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