Debt Collection Interests Urge End to 'Revoke All' Rule

Debt collection interests pushed FCC leadership to eliminate the "revoke all" rule during a meeting with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's office, according to a filing posted Monday in docket 25-133. ACA International and others said there's broad support for reviewing Telephone Consumer Protection Act implementation, including the "revoke all" rule, as well as restoring the established business relationship exemption and extending it to calls to wireless numbers. They said there's also wide support for harmonizing FCC rules with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act's requirements. Meeting with Carr's office were ACA CEO Scott Purcell and representatives of American Profit Recovery, Collection Bureau Services and Encore Capital Group. The "revoke all" rule relates to consumers’ ability to revoke consent to receive robocalls and texts.