California Governor Gavin Newsom signed new legislation into law that is designed to address fraudulent robocalls. The bill, SB208, Consumer Call Protection Act of 2019, announces that its purpose is to “identify those engaging in deceptive robocalls and protect Californians, especially vulnerable populations, from impostors using telecommunications to defraud consumers.” An addition to the Public… Continue reading California Governor Signs New Robocall Bill Into Law
Tag: STIR/SHAKEN
FCC Chairman Pai Announces SHAKEN/STIR Robocall Summit
July 11th, 2019 The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Chairman Ajit Pai announced that he will host a summit on July 11th, 2019 to examine telco companies progress in implementing the SHAKEN (Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using toKENs) and STIR (Secure Telephony Identity Revisited) caller ID authentication standards. This is another significant step toward ensuring… Continue reading FCC Chairman Pai Announces SHAKEN/STIR Robocall Summit
FCC-FTC Robocall Policy Forum Highlights
On Friday, March 23, the FCC-FTC held the first of two scheduled forums addressing illegal robocalls. This first meeting brought together telecommunications experts and officials from the FCC and FTC to discuss ways for dealing with the growing problem of illegal robocalls.