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Friday, October 23, 2026

FCC Locks Out Robocall Rule Violators as TCPA Rulings Split on Pleading Standards

The FCC has locked out companies found violating robocall rules. On the legal side, a Pennsylvania district court let TCPA allegations survive dismissal while a mortgage lender beat back a TCPA and CEMA claim for lack of basic phone number detail, and R.E.S.A. Inc. lost a bid to toss a separate TCPA class action.

1Lookup Signal Report

Across 5,246 checks run on the 1Lookup platform on 2026-10-23, 2.4% came back VOIP

Mobile numbers ran at 76.4% of checks, up 11.7 points from the trailing seven-day average of 64.7%, while landline fell to 14.0%, down 8.6 points. Active phone status rose to 89.4%, up 6.0 points. Email deliverability came in at 83.8%, down 4.8 points from the baseline of 88.6%.

Phone line types

5,246 checks

  • mobile76.4%
  • landline14%
  • VOIP2.4%
  • other line types7.2%

Phone number status

5,246 checks

  • active89.4%
  • inactive3.1%
  • other line types7.4%

Email deliverability

1,841 checks

  • deliverable83.8%
  • undeliverable6.9%
  • other line types9.3%

Every completed lookup on 1Lookup this UTC day.

  1. 01

    FCC locks out companies for violating robocall rules

    The FCC has taken action to lock out companies found in violation of robocall rules, according to In Compliance Magazine.

    Why it matters: Enforcement against robocall rule violators raises the cost of sloppy outbound practices. Businesses that call or text prospects should treat carrier-level lockouts as a real operational risk, not just a legal one.

  2. 02

    Pennsylvania district court finds TCPA allegations sufficient to survive dismissal

    A Pennsylvania district court ruled that the TCPA allegations before it were sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss, keeping the defendant on the hook, per TCPAWorld and The National Law Review.

    Why it matters: Courts are still letting TCPA claims move past the pleading stage on limited facts. Any business running outbound calls or texts should assume a thin complaint can still reach discovery.

  3. 03

    Court rejects R.E.S.A. Inc.'s arguments in TCPA class action, Gerald Lane keeps his case alive

    In Arguello v. R.E.S.A., Inc., 2026 WL 3169713 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 22, 2026), the court overruled a motion aimed at dismissing Gerald Lane's complaint, calling the defense arguments a last-ditch effort, according to TCPAWorld.

    Why it matters: Another motion to dismiss failed, meaning defense arguments that worked elsewhere are not guaranteed to work in every district. Businesses facing TCPA suits should expect these cases to proceed rather than get knocked out early.

  4. 04

    Mortgage One Funding beats TCPA and CEMA claim after plaintiff won't allege his own phone number

    TCPAWorld reports that in a TCPA class action against Mortgage One Funding, the plaintiff failed to even allege the phone number he received calls on, a basic fact needed to evaluate the claim, and the case got beat up as a result.

    Why it matters: This shows courts still require plaintiffs to plead the actual phone number at issue. Businesses defending TCPA suits can use missing basic facts like this to challenge weak complaints.

Questions people asked today

What did the FCC do about robocall rules today?
The FCC locked out companies it found in violation of robocall rules, according to In Compliance Magazine.
Did a TCPA case survive dismissal in Pennsylvania?
Yes. A Pennsylvania district court found the TCPA allegations sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss, per TCPAWorld and The National Law Review.
What happened in the R.E.S.A. Inc. TCPA case?
In Arguello v. R.E.S.A., Inc., 2026 WL 3169713 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 22, 2026), the court rejected R.E.S.A.'s arguments and let Gerald Lane's complaint proceed, per TCPAWorld.
Why did Mortgage One Funding win its TCPA and CEMA ruling?
The plaintiff failed to allege the phone number he received calls on, a basic fact courts require to evaluate a TCPA claim, per TCPAWorld.

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