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(Photo via Getty Images) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is now tracking voice providers robocall reduction efforts. As of Sept. 28, 2021, phone companies must refuse incoming traffic from services not listed in the Robocall Mitigation Database. Those companies (typically small firms or non-IP-based providers) were granted an extension to implement the STIR/SHAKEN protocol, which verifies that caller ID information matches the callers actual phone number. But they must now file deta...

CRTC directs service providers to implement STIR/SHAKEN, file readiness reports As of November 30th, 2021, STIR/SHAKEN implementation will be a condition of offering telecommunications services in Canada Further, the CRTC directed TSPs to file STIR/SHAKEN implementation readiness reports by August 31st, 2021. STIR/SHAKEN is a suite of protocols and procedures designed to help reduce caller identification (ID) spoofing. It does so by authenticating and verifying caller ID informati...

Everyday people around the country and Bedford County, residents get many phone calls on their cellphones or land lines phones, but most of them are not from people they know. Many of these are unwanted calls, but by fraudulent callers who violate the state and federal do-not call lists in an attempt to scam consumers out of money or sending personal information. The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection receives thousands of complaints each year with resp...