Register.com TCPA Settlement Requiring Claims Over $1.5 Million for Reassigned Numbers

This class action centers on alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a federal law designed to curb “robocalls” and other automated prerecorded or artificial-voice calling. The claim is that Register.com (and later Network Solutions, after a July 25, 2025 merger) placed automated calls to a narrowly defined set of 453 cellphone numbers that had been previously disconnected and reassigned to new users. The key technical issue is the FCC’s Reassigned Numbers Database (RND): under FCC rules, callers are expected to check whether a number has been reassigned before making prerecorded calls. If a company doesn’t query the RND and ends up contacting a new subscriber on a reassigned number, it may lose an important “safe harbor” defense and face TCPA liability. The lawsuit—Tiffany Lewis v. Register.com, Inc.—was filed to seek compensation for impacted consumers and to enforce TCPA protections where reassigned numbers are involved, using the RND as the linchpin for identifying who was allegedly wrongfully contacted. Its significance lies in the settlement’s highly specific class definition and funding structure: more than $1.5 million is set aside, with claimants seeking over $3,300 on a pro rata basis if they submit an affirmative claim by June 15, 2026. The inclusion of both Register.com and Network Solutions reflects the merger, attributing calls made before the merger to Register.com and those made on or after to Network Solutions, but still allowing claimants to draw from the same shared settlement fund. Broader implications extend to how the telecom and marketing industries handle compliance around autodialed and prerecorded messaging, especially as regulators and consumers scrutinize robocalls tied to outdated lists. Similar cases often hinge on TCPA technical requirements (like when and how callers use consent and verification) and on FCC guidance such as the RND safe-harbor framework—meaning companies that rely on marketing databases and automation may need stronger number-verification processes to avoid contacting reassigned subscribers. Here, the settlement effectively reinforces that industry-wide expectation by turning RND-driven reassignment failures into a measurable consumer remedy, so affected people must file by the stated deadline to be paid within the settlement’s timetable.