Followers of our blogs have read about STIR/SHAKEN and Telcom carrier call labeling and blocking technologies (“Technologies”) deployed to prevent illegal or unwanted robocalls. The Technologies, however, are not perfect and block a significant number of legal and wanted calls. Businesses operating within today’s IP-based network environments must understand the Technologies or risk their calls never ringing the intended call recipient’s phone.
SIPNOC 2020 (SIP Network Operators Conference) is hosted by the SIP Forum. This free virtual event will consist of a special series of webinars presented by the experts leading the development of the STIR/SHAKEN Call Authentication Framework, as well as leading companies providing STIR/SHAKEN solutions and deployment expertise. To learn more information about how to register for SIPNOC 2020, please visit this link here.
All Voice Service Providers (VSPs) will be required to submit filings through the FCC’s Robocall Mitigation Database that launched on April 20, 2021. There are two types of filings required depending upon the VSP’s status. One filing is a Robocall Mitigation Plan (RMP), which documents a VSP’s policies and procedures to prevent illegal robocalls from being originated on their platform. [...]
Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court handed down a decision in Smith v. LoanMe interpreting California’s call recording statute, Cal. Penal Code 632.7. The decision clarifies that not only must non-participants to a call obtain consent from the parties to listen in on or record the call, but parties to the call must also obtain consent to record. Cal. [...]
“Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about.” By now you have probably read dozens of articles from the usual pundits about the landmark U.S. Supreme Court TCPA decision, Facebook v. Duguid. The Opinion was fundamentally good for both businesses and consumers because it finally put to rest a debate that has echoed in the halls of [...]
