CUNA shares CU improper call-blocking experiences with FCC
Credit union calls were inappropriately blocked and mislabeled as spam, CUNA wrote to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Friday. CUNA’s comments were sent in response to a Public Notice soliciting comments in preparation for a staff report on call blocking for Congress, as CUNA remains concerned that credit union-member communications are still being blocked and mislabeled by voice providers.
The FCC issued a default call-blocking order in 2019, and strong CUNA, League, and credit union advocacy led it to include a mechanism for notification and timely redress of erroneously blocked calls in its December 2020 Order.
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Android or using Do Not Disturb on
iPhone.
To stop spam calls and report telemarketers, you can join the National Do Not Call Registry.
To screen and block spam calls, you can also use your phone carrier or download a third-party app.
Robocalls just won t go away. Try as you might to ignore the ring of telemarketers, the spam always seems to return, no matter what you do.
While the Federal Communications Commission has beefed up its own policies around spam and robocalls, it s still mostly on you to stop these annoyances.
Whether you have an iPhone or Android phone, here s how you can block spam calls and robocalls for good.
SpaceX Will Build Radar Wind Models for NASA, Mars Rocket Tests May 1, 2021 13:48 EDT
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) plans to generate radar-based wind models for its test facility in Boca Chica, Texas. This reveal comes courtesy of a filing SpaceX made with the Federal Communications Commission s (FCC) Office of Experimental Technologies (OET) last week. The filing outlines the company s plans to Generate historical wind models at the Boca Chica Range, using a third-party manufacturer s tropospheric radar wind profiler. SpaceX is testing its next-generation launch vehicle (rocket) platform dubbed Starship in Texas. Through Starship, the company hopes to take NASA astronauts to the Moon and conduct interplanetary missions to Mars.
FCC Announces Start Date for Emergency Broadband Program
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced the start date of its emergency broadband program.
The FCC proposed emergency broadband measures to help low-income families have reliable internet access. The global pandemic has shone a spotlight on the need for high-speed access, although the cost associated with it can be a challenge.
To combat this problem, Congress authorized the creation of a $3.2 billion initiative in 2020. The program will provide up to $50 for low-income households, and up to $75 for those on Tribal lands. The FCC has announced the program will begin on May 12.