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Nov. 22, 2022—The Federal Communications Commission today announced that, for the first time, a voice service provider is being cut off from other networks for failing to meet the FCC’s requirements for protecting consumers against scam robocalls and malicious caller ID spoofing.
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau today ordered that Global UC be removed from the Robocall Mitigation Database which, as today’s Order states, “requires all intermediate providers and terminating voice service providers to cease accepting the Company’s traffic.”
While Global UC is the first company to be removed, the FCC continues to review responses to “show cause” orders requiring specific other providers show their concrete steps taken to protect consumer from scam robocalls and spoofing.
“We have reached the point where we are ready to remove companies if they fail to abide by the rules and heed our warnings,” said Enforcement Bureau Chief Loyaan A. Egal. “While this is a steep and impactful penalty, it underscores the importance we place on complying with our rules, which are designed to eliminate the ability of bad actors to use the U.S. communications networks to harm consumers.”
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CORRECTION: We made an error earlier list week, listing Every1 as the target of a Georgia Bureau of Investigation criminal inquiry, when it should have been Great Choice Telecom and its operator, John Spiller. Spiller is behind both companies.
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