RMD — Robocall Mitigation Database
What is RMD?
RMD — the Robocall Mitigation Database — is the FCC's public registry where every US voice service provider must file before it originates calls. Under 47 CFR § 64.6305 the filing declares the provider's STIR/SHAKEN implementation level and, where STIR/SHAKEN is not fully deployed, its robocall-mitigation program. The filing is tenant-owned: you complete the FCC filing itself, while Orbit tracks its lifecycle and flags deficient or overdue filings.
More detail
The filing moves through a tenant-owned lifecycle: draft to submitted to active when you certify publication, then to remediation_required if a carrier or the FCC flags the filing deficient, and back to active when you resolve the flag. A filed registration can be withdrawn, and a withdrawn filing re-opens to draft when you start again. An invalid move — such as certifying from draft — returns a 409 with the RMD_INVALID_TRANSITION code.
The filed data never transfers to Orbit: you are the filer and take every lifecycle decision; Orbit records the state, runs the recertification review once a filing is active, and can gate call origination when the review verdict turns overdue or the filing sits in remediation_required. Never treat the tracking as legal advice or as a substitute for the FCC filing itself.
Frequently asked
- What happens if my RMD filing is flagged deficient?
- The registration moves to remediation_required and stays there until you correct the filed data and resolve the remediation, returning it to active. While it sits flagged, Orbit's origination guard warns or blocks outbound origination depending on your enforcement mode, because terminating carriers can refuse traffic from deficient providers.
- Where does RMD sit beside STIR/SHAKEN?
- STIR/SHAKEN is the call-signing framework that attests each call's identity; the RMD is the registry where you declare how far you have deployed it. If you have not fully deployed STIR/SHAKEN, the RMD filing must instead describe your robocall-mitigation program — the two obligations come from the same FCC framework but are separate artifacts.
- Who files — me or Orbit?
- You do. The RMD filing is a regulatory obligation on the voice service provider, so the tenant completes and owns the FCC filing itself. Orbit tracks the filing's lifecycle states, runs the recertification review, and surfaces deficient or overdue filings — nothing files with the FCC on your behalf.
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