The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau has announced the distribution methodology for reimbursement to service providers of Reassigned Numbers Database (RND) creation costs in the small number of circumstances where providers have gone out of business or otherwise cannot be located. To fund the RND’s creation, the FCC mandated a one-time contribution from service providers, totaling approximately $6 million, that the Database Administrator would reimburse from subscription fees. The Database Administrator must reimburse contributing service providers in full by November 30, 2025. To date, the Commission has authorized two reimbursements totaling approximately $4 million. The Commission has authorized reimbursement of the remaining approximately $2 million for payment prior to November 30, 2025.
