“Removal from the database would require all intermediate providers and terminating voice service providers to cease carrying the companies’ traffic.”
The FCC gave seven carriers 14 days to prove they’re fighting robocalls or get cut off from every other network. Rosenworcel admits fines alone aren’t enough. They never were, because a fine is a cost of doing business and a blackout ends the business. The FCC is only now using the one penalty that works.