Tag Archives: Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission has unveiled new rules — that it will vote on next month — aimed at requiring all gateway providers comply with anti-spoofing and robocall rules or face having all traffic blocked by other networks. The Commission will vote on the proposed rule at its next meeting, …

The Federal Communications Commission has warned a trio of voice service providers that they are apparently allowing the transmission of illegal robocalls on their networks and had 48 hours to block that traffic or they would face having all of the traffic blocked. The networks — thinQ Technologies, Airespring, and …

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed its largest fine ever — $45 million — against a company accused of making “hundreds of thousands” of illegal robocalls attempting to sell health insurance. Perhaps most interestingly to companies in the accounts receivable management industry was a comment from the Chair of the …

The Federal Communications Commission yesterday announced that two telecom companies have failed to fully implement the STIR/SHAKEN protocols and have been referred to the regulator’s enforcement unit for further investigation. The providers — Bandwidth and Vonage — also lost any “leniency” that STIR/SHAKEN provided to networks that were attempting to …

The Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission yesterday announced the release of a Declaratory Ruling that classifies ringless voicemail messages to consumers’ cell phones as calls under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, meaning that consumers would have to provide their consent prior to receiving such messages. The Ruling — which …

The Federal Communications Commission last week issued supplemental guidance related to the Reassigned Numbers Database that updates the information included in the database in an attempt to make it more useful, after reports were surfacing that users were expressing concerns and were reluctant to use it. The database, which went …

President Joe Biden yesterday nominated Jessica Rosenworcel to be the next Chair of the Federal Communication Commission and Gigi Sohn to be a Commissioner at the regulator, rounding out the leadership of that agency and all the agencies that oversee portions of the accounts receivable management industry. Rosenworcel has been …

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a rule that would explore ways to require wireless carriers to block illegal text messages, similar to what the agency has done to combat illegal robocalls. Robotexts have become more prevalent, especially as regulators and technology providers have taken steps to keep robocalls from …

The Federal Communications Commission has announced the pricing structure for its Reassigned Number Database, which will attempt to inform callers, including those in the accounts receivable management industry, whether a consumer’s cell phone number has been disconnected or reassigned. Prices will range between $10 and $35,100 per month, depending on …

A new anti-robocall deadline went into effect last week and the Federal Communications Commission issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to take additional steps to block robocalls from being connected with consumers as the fight against robocalls continued. First, as of September 28, phone companies are prohibited from accepting …