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from the sudden-outbreak-of-common-sense? dept.
Ars Technica reports FCC requires anti-robocall tech after "voluntary" plan didn't work out:
The Federal Communications Commission [(FCC)] voted unanimously to finalize the anti-robocall order on March 31, 2020, complying with instructions the commission received from Congress. The order "requires all originating and terminating voice service providers to implement STIR/SHAKEN in the Internet Protocol (IP) portions of their networks by June 30, 2021, a deadline that is consistent with Congress's direction in the recently-enacted TRACED Act," the FCC said. As we wrote earlier, the FCC plans a one-year deadline extension for small phone providers. The FCC also voted to seek public comment on how "to promote caller ID authentication on voice networks that do not rely on IP technology," meaning older landline networks.
How much will this really help? Won't spammers just set up a series of offshore matryoshka doll shell companies and let the authorities play "cat and mouse" with their spam du jour tactics? Could it be this really and truly can block spam calls and thereby help the consumer?
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Pslytely Psycho on Thursday April 02 2020, @01:13AM (3 children)
What idiot thought 'voluntary' would work in the first place?
Jar Jar Binks? Naw, way too intelligent.
Alex Jones lawyer inspires new TV series: CSI Moron Division.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 02 2020, @01:50AM
But the telecom companies pinky-swore and they would never lie. /s
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 02 2020, @02:32AM
The same ones that thought net neutrality provisions were a problem and that we can trust the the Sprint-T-mobile merger to not increase prices.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by DannyB on Thursday April 02 2020, @03:55PM
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You'll often hearing them argue against any kind of government regulation.
No matter how reasonable a regulation might be.
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Because corporations would never behave badly.
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Here is an incite: government regulations materialize due to the bad behavior of corporations.
Think about that. If they didn't behave badly no regulations would be needed. If they didn't pollute our water, air and ground without any consideration of the consequences, then regulation wouldn't be needed. If they acted responsibly, regulation wouldn't be needed. If the financial cost of cleaning up their messes were built in to their business model, then regulations wouldn't be needed.
If corporations don't want regulations, then they should behave in a way that makes them unnecessary. Even small children learn to behave properly.
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The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.