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CARRIER CARNAGE: Intermediary Carrier Crushed With TSR Violations and the Telecom World Will Never Be the Same
Published by Eric J. Troutman - The Czar of TCPA World
I remember not so long ago when everyone knew the rules.
Carriers could not block calls.
Intermediary carriers, in particular, would never fathom intruding upon a transmission.
The link ups were designed to assure ease of access across networks. The only goal was to assure people and companies could communicate across the patchwork telecom prairies.
For years now things have been changing. The carriers have been given outlandish powers to block calls and texts and they have acted outlandishly.
That will change soon. R.E.A.C.H. will be petitioning the FCC to BAN carrier call blocking of TCPA-compliant calls and texts. (Be ready, its coming.)
But before that day comes, we have this day.
A day when a federal court has decided an intermediary carrier– not an originating carrier, much less the CPaaS provided or the caller, the freakin intermediary carrier– can be held liable for the content of calls that traverse its network.
For longtime telecom denizens and wonks this ruling is nearly unthinkable. Its like receiving a lethal dose of neutrinos– its impossible.
Yet here we are.
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VoIP and Title II – “(Almost) All of the Burdens, None of the Benefits”
Courtesy of our good friends at
Marashlian examines the evolving regulatory landscape and its implications for the VoIP industry. The article aims to spark crucial dialogue around the question:
"Is it time for VoIP providers to reconsider the perceived advantages of avoiding Title II regulation?"
The regulatory landscape for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers has reached a critical juncture. Our latest Tele-Tech Talk article, "VoIP and Title II – '(Almost) All of the Burdens, None of the Benefits'," written by Jonathan Marashlian explores the growing challenges faced by VoIP companies in today's complex regulatory environment.
Here are some highlights from the article:
This thought-provoking analysis by Jonathan
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Are you ready ? Key Deadline Dates for Gateway Provider Robocall Mitigation Rules
Sometimes people just screw-up, sometimes negligently so, and sometimes deliberately so -- is this screw-up something much more?
We thought that you might be interested in the following comments and information from the ITG’s traceback team about current processes and planned improvements.
Over the past few months we have added a great number of subscribers to our database, and I felt, as our "Social Media Editor", that I would welcome the new people and give a little update... see below.
An outline of who we are. For those of you not familiar with Prescott-Martini LLC, we provide stir/shaken tokens, call verification, DID verification, and live fraud and TCPA compliance monitoring...
This is a record of a Q & A session between our Managing Partner Steve, and a a one-time customer (lets call him Ken), whom he had not spoken with in a number of years... We think you might find it helpfull in understanding the services we can offer ... in "Tech Speak" .. and yes, Ken has returned as an active customer...
We Are Calling About Your Record-Breaking Fine – FCC Proposes $300M Fine Against Auto Warranty Scam Robocaller
New Robocall Mitigation Obligations and Filing Deadlines for Voice Service Providers and Gateway Providers
Under the Order, several new obligations and filing deadlines will become effective this month and early next year.
We’ve been getting quite a bit of attention to the Do-Not-Originate database that we provide our customers, and from the stir/shaken industry in general. There are reasons for that, with some new deadlines coming up.
FCC decides on call limit rules The FCC responded to opposing petitions for reconsideration of its rules restricting calls that can be made without prior express consent. Here’s a recap....
FCC forces another carrier off the networks
The U.S. legal system has ramped up its pursue of fraud calls and the fraudsters behind them, plus call violations of the TCPA and other regulations. The passage of the TRACE Act in 2019 seems to have kicked off that much greater effort.
This is a reminder to all our email recipients that if you have not submitted your Robocall Mitigation Database certifications, you only have 2 days left before the FCC deadline of 1/11/2023
We thought that you might be interested in a message that we received yesterday, and our response, especially the "things" that can result in blocked calls.
We thought you might enjoy what we have to deal with ....
As required by Stir/Shaken, some USA terminating carriers are now dipping Do Not Originate databases, looking for spoofed or fake ANIs.
Some USA terminating carriers are now dipping Do Not Originate databases, looking for spoofed or fake ANIs.
FCC Orders Seven Providers to Show Cause Why They Should Not Have Their Traffic Blocked
Did you miss the Key Deadline Date?
The FCC’s Gateway Order, released on May 20, was published on July 18, triggering certain compliance deadlines:
Are you ready ? Key Deadline Dates for Gateway Provider Robocall Mitigation Rules
IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY BECOME STIR/SHAKEN COMPLIANT, DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO COMPLY?
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