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Canada's telecommunications regulator is bringing in new laws that will force phone companies to do a better job of identifying who is calling to help users inundated by nuisance phone calls from telemarketers.
WASHINGTON – Robocalls to Arizonans dropped by more than 3 million in July, to about 84.4 million for the month, as the first phase of a new federal mandate took
Robocalls to Arizonans dropped by more than 3 million in July, to about 84.4 million for the month, as a new federal mandate took effect that requires phone companies to implement anti-robocall measures. But advocates say phone carriers could do more.
Rockford Area May See Less RoboCalls Thanks To New Rule I know what you're thinking. You want to know what "may see less" actually means. Does it mean that the calls will be cut in half? Less than that? Well... The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is employing some new technology that is supposed to make it harder for bad actors to "spoof" your caller ID into thinking that the number it displays is really the original number of the robocaller. Before we get into the explanation of how it works, here are a few numbers that should help put the robocall phenomenon into perspective (source...
Calls originating on the T-Mobile network are 100% STIR/SHAKEN compliant. T-Mobile has implemented STIR/SHAKEN with 15 other carriers. STIR/SHAKEN works with T-Mobile's Caller ID to make sure the displayed number is accurate. T-Mobile announced that it has filed a certification of completion of the STIR/SHAKEN implementation in the FCC's Robocall Mitigation Database. With this, calls originating on the T-Mobile network are 100% STIR/SHAKEN compliant. Scam and spam calls can often come from a number that looks familiar or spoofs another trusted number, so a traditional caller ID may not be eff...