When calls fail to connect or are mislabeled as spam, the consequences ripple across balance sheets and customer relationships alike.

The Commission claimed the providers were ‘shirking their obligations to protect consumers’.

The proposed ‘trust model’ builds on STIR/SHAKEN measures to confirm caller identification.

FCC-led task force would strategize to stop international robocall fraud.

The telecom industry had urged justices against the move, saying it would introduce regulatory uncertainty.

Kramer argued that the primary was a meaningless straw poll, and therefore the state’s voter suppression law didn’t apply.

Scam losses hit $12.5 billion as FTC, DOJ face deep staff cuts.

The authority currently rests with the Justice Department.

Says FCC overstepped its authority.

Firm claims to have exceeded the FCC’s ‘Know Your Customer’ expectations.

Republican Simington continues to vote against fines.

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The agency is responsible for licensing underwater cable facilities connecting to the U.S.

There’s no universal system in the U.S. to flag texts as suspicious or unwanted before they are viewed.

The agency in February made such calls illegal without prior consent.

The rules would require consent for any AI-generated call or text.

The company sent calls 'informing' households of a fake tax relief program.

The FCC chairwoman requested the report during the Consumer Advisory Committee meeting Thursday.

The committee will delve into the ramifications of emerging AI technologies concerning consumer privacy and protection.

The agency also introduced regulations to simplify consumers revoking consent for robocalls.

The ruling comes ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

A group of state attorneys general endorsed the move in response to an NOI.

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel asked for similar legislation in November.

The commission is set to consider robocall rules, emergency alerts.

The Commission has been aggressive on spam this year, and AT&T has been working to improve filters on its networks.

Two companies will have 48 hours to mitigate the potentially illegal traffic.

Industry experts argue that more caller information should be added onto calls tagged as spam.

Commissioners and House lawmakers discussed key topics at a contentious hearing.

The USDA announced $1.2 billion in rural development funding.

Lax DOJ enforcement lets fines go uncollected, witnesses said.

The latest step in the agency’s efforts to curb scam calls will kick off this week, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said.

Problems accessing poles could delay fiber builds funded by the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program.

Will the program’s matching funds requirement stretch federal dollars, or hinder smalller providers?

The ruling would prevent providers from accessing emergency and government services, they say.

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The rules would ban the practice of marketers purporting to have written consent for numerous parties to contact a consumer.

The proposed rules will not protect consumers and will limit consumer’s ability to receive important messages from carriers.

When President Biden talks about his economic program, the CHIPS Act is the star of the show.

The NTIA is on the cusp of announcing the award winners to the states by June 30, 2023.

The FCC is prepared to terminate by order the call traffic to and from One Eye LLC for alleged robocall violations.

Advances for the green economy in the Inflation Reduction Act rely upon smart grid infrastructure.

Blocking the entire compromised originating or terminating ranges of voice traffic leads to unnecessary losses.

Despite the FCC’s recent expansion of STIR/SHAKEN, some panelists called the framework ineffective.

FCC approved first rules on robotexts, more on robocalls, and opened comments on dead zone satellite coverage and prison call rates.

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The FCC will vote on call rates of incarcerated people at its next open meeting next month.

The commission will vote on the robotext proposal in March.

Current precedent is unclear in data security litigation, say experts.

Will providers be required to use equipment that is not readily available within the United States?

Some states’ attorneys general are suing a realtor for alleged robocall scheme.

The Broadband Breakfast Report for January 2023 lays out the things to know about the challenge process.

The FCC alleges that the Cox/Jones Enterprise conduct violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

The portal provides private entities the ability to notify the FCC about robocall violations.

Imposter fraud is a particularly predatory offshoot of robocalling, often involving extremely sophisticated scams.

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Why are flash calls on the rise and how do operators handle them to maximize revenue?

The commission’s ruling follows a notice of inquiry the agency approved last month.

Broadband Breakfast is tracking planned BEAD connections by technology

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Commenters urge FCC not to further extend robocall deadlines to comply with framework.

STIR/SHAKEN offers no protection from fraud schemes besides robocalls and caller ID spoofing.

Blocking bad actors requires a whole new way of thinking, the authors say in this ExpertOp exclusive to Broadband Breakfast.

The committee wants wider use of opt-out from certain text messages.

Title II would require VoIP services to be subject to stronger regulations already in place for telecommunication providers.

The chairwoman seeks increased authority over autodialers and the ability for the FCC to take robocallers to court.

Dish said its customers will now have access to AT&T’s gigabit fiber services.

There are new proposed rules that offer legal protections to those aiding in enforcement efforts against illegal robocalls.

The FCC signed on five states this month and seven last month.

The three letters are the latest in the FCC’s ongoing crackdown on illegal call traffic.

The measure would restrict unwanted voicemails appearing in consumers’ inboxes.

Providers that are not facilities-based will need to meet their robocall obligations by June 2022.

Small provider says cost and fast-moving deadlines making it hard to implement robocall regulations.

Hawaii official estimates that 10 million spoofed and robocalls go unreported.

Facebook is nudging teens away from harmful content, Comcast’s new spam call blocker, AT&T goes with Ericsson for standalone 5G.

The biggest risk is likely to come through enforcement actions by state attorneys general and civil litigation, says Marashlian.

The FCC details rip and replace fund, UTOPIA Fiber is getting involved in Bozeman project, FCC rolls out robocall database.

FCC makes temporary changes for Ida, OneWeb says no to spectrum sharing, FCC proposes $5M for robocall scheme.

Organizations say preponderance of illegal calls don’t come from facilities-based providers.

The agency proposed rules for public comment on that would further restrict illegal use of numbering resources.

The FCC has voted to bring in an online portal to collect individual complaints about robocalls and ID spoofing.

The FCC voted to cut the time small providers had to become STIR/SHAKEN compliant by one year.

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday fined Tele Circuit Network Corporation for switching consumers’ service providers.

July 6, 2020 — The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ban on unsolicited robocalls to cell phones with their Monday ruling on Barr v. the American Association of Political Consultants. The court expanded the ban to additionally prohibit robocalls from political consultants and debt collectors. The American

July 1, 2020 — Every day, Americans are inundated with millions of robocalls. But the Verifying Integrity in End-to-End Signaling Working Group seeks to put an end to them. The group of the GSM Association, which is chaired by network management company Iconectiv, aims to develop technologies that c

June 9, 2020 — The Federal Communications Commission moved to adopt five proposals at its June Open Meeting on Tuesday, dealing with issues such as the upcoming Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction to the enforcement of illegal robocalls in the United States. The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auc

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 12 Noon ET – “Robocalls: Have They Accelerated Under the Coronavirus, and What is the FCC Doing About It?” WATCH HERE, or on YouTube. Also available on Twitter and Facebook. Or SUBSCRIBE to the Broadband Breakfast YouTube Channel Drew Clark

May 6, 2020 – The Supreme Court on Wednesday used the telephone to hear arguments on the constitutionality of political messages sent over the telephone. The case, Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants Inc., concerns the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, which places limits

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WASHINGTON, March 11, 2020 – “That is flatly incorrect,” Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said, partly to Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel and partly to Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. Quigley had

The top regulator of U.S. phone calls has issued an ultimatum to telecom companies: Either stop robocallers from faking phone numbers or risk new regulations from the Federal Communications Commission. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s warning is well-justified. By several different measures, the number of te

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