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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday November 07 2018, @02:23PM   Printer-friendly
from the believe-it-when-you-see-it dept.

https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/06/fcc-caller-id-authentication-2019/

Even if you don't agree with Ajit Pai's stance on some important issues, you might still want to hear about his latest campaign against robocalls. The FCC chairman has demanded (PDF) the adoption of a robust call authentication system to prevent caller ID spoofing, telling American carriers to implement the technology no later than 2019. Pai has sent letters to the CEOs of 14 voice providers to ask them to conjure up concrete plans to adopt the SHAKEN/STIR framework, which would validate legitimate calls across networks before they reach recipients. That would block spam and scam robocalls from going through, so you don't have to be wary of answering calls anymore.

"Combatting illegal robocalls is our top consumer priority at the FCC. That's why we need call authentication to become a reality -- it's the best way to ensure that consumers can answer their phones with confidence. By this time next year, I expect that consumers will begin to see this on their phones," Pai said in a statement.

He asked the carriers about their implementation plans and warned that if it doesn't seem like the call authentication system is on track to get up and running by 2019, the FCC will take action. Pai didn't elaborate on what the FCC will do, but the agency says it "stands ready to ensure widespread deployment to hit this important technological milestone."


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  • (Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Wednesday November 07 2018, @09:24PM

    by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us (6553) on Wednesday November 07 2018, @09:24PM (#759155) Journal

    Yeah, there are reasons to keep spoofing in place. So that the legal robocallers (which are usually in another state from the actual business that hired them) can pass along the caller ID of the client who hired them so that this is the number the person calls back when they see it on their caller ID. Or any number of businesses with PRI systems that have multiple line-outs and DID blocks all call out with the same global office number.

    That said, there isn't any reason but money why a more permanent and positive record of the line being opened, having nothing to do with Caller ID although it would be a similar system, can't be maintained as well.

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