FCC proposes public scorecard to rate telecoms on anti-robocall efforts
The FCC proposed a public scorecard rating telecoms' anti-robocall effectiveness and removed 14 providers from US networks for compliance failures.
The Federal Communications Commission issued a public notice proposing a scorecard that would assess how effectively retail voice providers, including wireless, wireline and VoIP, prevent illegal robocalls, drawing on Robocall Mitigation Database filings, consumer complaint and enforcement data. The agency stressed it is not a rulemaking imposing new requirements, and it is seeking comment on scope, such as whether to focus on larger providers. The same day, the FCC removed 14 providers from the Robocall Mitigation Database for non-compliance, effectively requiring other US providers to block their traffic within two days.
- Scorecard would use composite metrics including legitimate call blocking rates, not administrative checklists
- Fourteen providers, including Apps Communications and Conference America, cut off from US networks
- Affected providers failed to act after being told their database certifications were out of compliance
- Chair Brendan Carr said some telecoms do the bare minimum on caller verification
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The agency also booted 14 phone service providers from U. S. networks for violating existing robocalling regulations.
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