What did the FCC decide about TCPA and online faxes?

The FCC agreed to reconsider TCPA petitions tied to a ruling on 'online' faxes, meaning the question of how the TCPA applies to online fax delivery is being reopened for review.

Does this affect phone or text outreach too?

The fact sheet covers a fax-specific ruling. It does not state new consequences for phone or text outreach, so no changes there can be confirmed today.

How many phone checks came back VOIP today on 1Lookup?

Across 2,879 checks run on the 1Lookup platform on 2026-08-20, 2.4% came back VOIP, a small slice compared to the 84.1% that came back mobile.

Thursday, August 20, 2026

FCC Will Reconsider TCPA Petitions Tied to 'Online' Fax Ruling

The FCC has agreed to reconsider TCPA petitions connected to a ruling on 'online' faxes. The move reopens a question about how the TCPA applies to fax communications sent or received online.

1Lookup Signal Report

2.4% of 2,879 phone checks came back VOIP on 1Lookup today

Mobile numbers ran at 84.1% of checks, up 59.7 points from the trailing seven-day average of 24.4%, while landline dropped to 11.3%, down 49.0 points from its 60.3% baseline. On the email side, undeliverable addresses fell to 2.7%, down 18.3 points from a 21.0% baseline, but unclassified addresses jumped to 33.1%, up 18.1 points from 15.0%.

Phone line types

2,879 checks

mobile84.1%
landline11.3%
VOIP2.4%
unclassified2.2%

Phone number status

2,879 checks

active95.3%
inactive2.5%
invalid2.2%

Email deliverability

1,240 checks

deliverable58.5%
unclassified33.1%
risky5.5%
undeliverable2.7%
other line types0.2%

Measured across every completed lookup on the 1Lookup platform for this UTC day. Aggregate only: no customer, organisation or lookup input is published, and any bucket too thin to be anonymous is withheld.

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FCC will reconsider TCPA petitions over 'online' fax ruling
The FCC has agreed to reconsider petitions related to its ruling on TCPA treatment of 'online' faxes, reopening the underlying question for further review.
Why it matters: Fax remains covered under the TCPA and any shift in how the FCC treats 'online' fax delivery can change what counts as a compliant or risky send. Businesses that route any part of their outbound contact through fax should watch how this petition process resolves before assuming current practices are settled.
- Law360

Questions people asked today

What did the FCC decide about TCPA and online faxes?: The FCC agreed to reconsider TCPA petitions tied to a ruling on 'online' faxes, meaning the question of how the TCPA applies to online fax delivery is being reopened for review.
Does this affect phone or text outreach too?: The fact sheet covers a fax-specific ruling. It does not state new consequences for phone or text outreach, so no changes there can be confirmed today.
How many phone checks came back VOIP today on 1Lookup?: Across 2,879 checks run on the 1Lookup platform on 2026-08-20, 2.4% came back VOIP, a small slice compared to the 84.1% that came back mobile.

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FCC Will Reconsider TCPA Petitions Tied to 'Online' Fax Ruling

FCC will reconsider TCPA petitions over 'online' fax ruling

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