Canada Combats Spoofed Calls; Works with FCC and Completes First Official Cross-Border Call Using SHAKEN/STIR
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced it has taken further steps to combat caller ID spoofing and determine the origins of nuisance calls. The CRTC expects telecommunications service providers will implement STIR/SHAKEN by September 30, 2020. This is the latest step in the CRTC’s broader efforts to combat nuisance and unsolicited calls. In the past year, the CRTC has encouraged service providers to offer their customers call-filtering services that provide advanced call-management features.
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Topics:
CRTC,
SHAKEN/STIR,
telemarketing calls,
FCC Precision Agriculture Working Group,
Spoofed Calls,
New York Nuisance Call Act
FCC December Open Meeting
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced the tentative agenda for the FCC’s December 12, 2019, Open Meeting. It includes the following items:
- VoIP Symmetry – An Order on Remand and Declaratory Ruling that would promote continued investment in IP-based networks by clarifying that a local exchange carrier partnering with a VoIP provider may assess end office switched access charges only if the carrier or its VoIP partner provides a physical connection to the last-mile facilities used to serve the end user.
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Topics:
robocalling,
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai,
FCC December Open Meeting,
SHAKEN/STIR,
988: Suicide Prevention Hotline Number,
cable service change notification,
VoIP Symmetry,
FM Station Licensing
51 State Attorneys General and 12 Major Carriers Announce Anti-Robocall Principles
In a press release the Attorney General of North Carolina announced they joined 50 other Attorneys General and 12 phone companies to create a set of principles aimed at thwarting illegal robocalls. In the release the AG advised that the phone companies have agreed to adopt eight principles to fight illegal robocalls.
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Topics:
FTC,
SHAKEN/STIR,
Anti-Robocall Principles,
2020 DNC Registry Fees
FCC’s Pai on Implementing Caller ID Authentication
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai issued a statement in reaction to news that AT&T and T-Mobile are beginning to roll out the exchange of call authentication information between their two networks based on the SHAKEN/STIR framework.
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Topics:
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai,
SHAKEN/STIR,
Caller ID Authentication,
FCC Fraud Division
FCC Chairman Pai Statement on SHAKEN/STIR Robocall Summit
In a release, Chairman Pai issued a statement on the FCC’s recent SHAKEN/STIR Robocall Summit. Chairman Pai stated in part:
“The summit was productive, and we received generally encouraging signs that companies are headed toward full implementation of the SHAKEN/STIR caller ID authentication framework.”
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Topics:
robocalls,
SHAKEN/STIR,
CAF II Support
Michigan Announces $20 Million in Internet Access Grants
The Governor of Michigan announced the opening of applications for the Connecting Michigan Communities (CMIC) grant program to increase broadband in underserved areas of Michigan. While much of Michigan has access to high-speed broadband internet service, there are still many rural areas lacking this vital connectivity. “Access to high-speed internet is a must to compete in today’s society,” said Whitmer. “Connecting all Michigan communities with broadband service is about leveling the playing field for every child and small business in the state. Everyone should be able to fully explore their passions and talents, no matter where they live, and not be held back by a lack of infrastructure.”
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Topics:
SHAKEN/STIR,
CMIC,
FCC Robocall Summit,
Michigan Internet Access Grants,
Connecting Michigan Communities
FCC Reacts to Selection of SHAKEN/STIR Policy Administrator
FCC Chairman Pai issued the following statement in response to the announcement by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) that it has selected iconectiv as policy administrator of the SHAKEN/STIR call authentication framework.
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Topics:
robocalls,
Leased Commercial Access,
FCC June Open Meeting,
SHAKEN/STIR,
FCC Broadband Deployment Report,
Rules to Promote Aviation Safety,
mobile-use spectrum auctions,
High-Band 5G Airwaves Auction
FCC Robocall Summit
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced that he expects major phone companies to implement SHAKEN/STIR caller ID authentication standards this year, and he will host a summit on July 11, 2019 to examine industry’s progress toward meeting this deadline. The summit will focus on the industry’s implementation of the SHAKEN/STIR caller ID authentication framework and identify any challenges to deployment of the SHAKEN/STIR framework and discuss how best to overcome them.
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Topics:
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai,
SHAKEN/STIR,
caller ID,
Robocall Summit,
FCC Network Resiliency
Today: RFP for SHAKEN/STIR Administrator, FCC Wireless HAC Reports, FCC Cable Subscriber Notice Rules
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Topics:
SHAKEN/STIR,
Cable Subscriber Notice Rules,
Wireless Hearing Aid Compatibility
