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FCC Proposes Mandating Caller-ID Authentication

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Mar 6, 2020, 2:25 PM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai today proposed new FCC rules that would require that most US voice service providers implement the STIR/SHAKEN protocol by June 30, 2021. STIR/SHAKEN securely authenticates caller-ID info to combat caller-ID "spoofing" that allows fraudsters and robo-callers to mask their identity, often by pretending to call from a local or well-known phone number. Major wireless carriers have made progress implementing STIR/SHAKEN, but the technology is most effective when all companies in the telecom system have fully implemented it. Relatively new FCC rules already allow wireless carriers to automatically block calls that cannot be authenticated with technology such as STIR/SHAKEN. The new mandate rules will be voted on by the Commission on March 31st.

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