• [telecom] FCC threatens telcos with disconnection 'cuz robocalls.

    From danny burstein@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 4 13:38:12 2022
    Ummm, they can do this??? Not so sure this is a good idea...
    Or good precedent...

    [FCC press release]

    FCC PLANS TO REMOVE COMPANIES FROM KEY DATABASE FOR

    Companies Removed from Robocall Mitigation Database Can No Longer
    Hand Off Call Traffic to Other Networks

    Washington, October 3, 2022 - The FCC's Robocall Response Team today announced first-of-their-kind Enforcement Bureau orders to begin removing seven voice service providers from the agency's Robocall Mitigation Database. Providers must take key robocall mitigation steps - including implementing STIR/SHAKEN throughout their IP networks - and if they fail to demonstrate that they have met these requirements, they can be removed from the database and other networks will no longer take their traffic...
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    rest: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-remove-companies-robocall-database-non-compliance

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    ************************** Moderator's Note **************************

    I and other T-D regulars were interviewed by the FTC a few years ago,
    when they were looking for a way to block robocalls via technical
    means.

    I told them it couldn't be done: they most CLECs are looking for every
    spare penny they can find, and anyone offerng large volumes of traffic
    and able to pay cash would always find a backwoods CLEC willing to
    take it from VoIP trunks and put it into the PSTN.

    I also told them that the problem would remain until real, and
    substantial, penalties were imposed for doing it. At least until the
    election, Uncle Sam is starting to listen.

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