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The FCC created this Database as part of a multi-prong approach to address the problem of unwanted calls to consumers with numbers reassigned from a previous consumer.
Using the RND, enterprises and other entities are able to determine whether a telephone number has been permanently disconnected from the consumer they intend to reach, thus allowing them to avoid calling or texting consumers with potentially reassigned numbers who may not wish to receive the call or text.
Third-party contractors, Caller Agents, who want to scrub calling lists or provide the capability to place autodialed or prerecorded or artificial voice calls or texts may use this Database on behalf of their clients.