# Robocall Mitigation Database Recertification: the March 1 Deadline

Updated 2026-11-13. Source page: https://rmdready.datarabbit.com/guides/rmd-recertification

Every company with a filing in the Robocall Mitigation Database must certify once a year, on or before March 1, that the information in it is true and correct. The first deadline was March 1, 2026. The next is March 1, 2027.

## The dates

- **February 1:** the recertification window opens.
- **March 1:** recertification is due.

A filing first submitted during a calendar year is not recertified that year. A provider that files for the first time in December 2026 recertifies by March 1, 2027. One that files for the first time in January 2027 first recertifies by March 1, 2028.

## Updating is not recertifying

The FCC's FAQ puts it in one sentence: updating an existing filing will not fulfill the annual recertification requirement. They are separate obligations. You update within 10 business days whenever something changes, all year, and you recertify once a year during the window.

## How to recertify

1. Log in to the RMD portal with an FCC Username that is associated with your company's FRN. Multi-factor authentication is required.
2. Open your filing and read it, plan included, against what your company does today. Correct anything that has changed.
3. Use the **Recertify** button at the top of the filing. It appears only during the window.
4. Confirm that a "Last Recertified" date now shows at the top right of the filing.

The Recertify button does not appear if you are logged in with a username not tied to the filing's FRN, if the window is closed, if the filing was first submitted in the current year, if it has already been recertified this year, or if the filing has been removed in an enforcement action.

## If the person who filed has left

Associate a new FCC Username with the company's FRN in CORES, then log in with it. The CORES help desk (877-480-3201) can help.

## What you are certifying

That everything in the filing is accurate: your provider type, your STIR/SHAKEN option, your contact person, your vendors, and the plan itself. Recertifying a plan that no longer matches your operations, or that never contained what the rule requires, puts an officer's signature on it again. [Check the plan](https://rmdready.datarabbit.com/check) before the window opens.

## What the public listing shows

The FCC's public listing carries a "last recertified" date for each filing. You can [look up any filing here](https://rmdready.datarabbit.com/lookup). A blank date on a filing that existed before 2026 means no 2026 recertification is recorded for it.

## The fee

The FCC has said providers will be required to pay a $100 fee with each annual recertification and that it will announce when that takes effect. Updates carry no fee.

## Primary sources

- [47 CFR 64.6305, Robocall mitigation and certification](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-64.6305)
- [FCC, Robocall Mitigation Database Frequently Asked Questions For Filers (updated July 9, 2026)](https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/rmd-faq.pdf)
- [FCC Wireline Competition Bureau, Public Notice DA 26-72 (January 22, 2026)](https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-72A1.pdf)
- [FCC Enforcement Bureau, Order DA 26-872, Robocall Mitigation Database Filers (September 2, 2026)](https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-872A1.pdf)
- [FCC, Robocall Mitigation Database filing instructions](https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/rmd-instructions.pdf)
- [FCC Robocall Mitigation Database portal](https://fccprod.servicenowservices.com/rmd?id=rmd_welcome)

General information, not legal advice. RMD Ready is not affiliated with the FCC.