This might be one of many steps that has been done by the government to help consumers from those debt collectors. I personally have read many complaints regarding calls from fake debt collectors or harassment legit debt collectors. I even read some articles that talk about consumers who sue debt collection agency because of multiple harassment that they did over the phone, like at http://www.whycall.me/news/judge-rules-that-targets-harassing-debt-collection-calls-crossed-the-line/.