The FCC today adopted an access arbitrage order aimed at preventing service providers from pumping traffic to certain phone numbers to generate access charges. It’s an issue that the commission addressed previously in 2019, but abuses of the system have…
The FCC’s Robocall Response Team today sent Enforcement Bureau cease-and-desist letters to two more voice service providers, telling them to end their apparent support of illegal robocall traffic or face serious consequences. The two providers are SIPphony LLC and Vultik….
As providers begin to decommission copper networks, startup Community Phone sees an opportunity to cash in by serving people who would prefer not to make any big changes. Telecompetitor talked to Community Phone CEO and founder James Graham to learn…
The Federal Communications Commission yesterday took action to address spam robocalls going to non IP-based networks. Due to the underlying technology, STIR/SHAKEN’s caller ID authentication standards can only work on IP-based phone networks. So the regulator is starting to consider…
The wheels are finally turning on Universal Service Fund (USF) reform, after being a talking point for years without much progress by those in power. As it stands, communications providers contribute to the USF based on their interstate and international…
The robocall scam prevention effort has gone international as FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer Ian Scott. “Robocall scams are an international problem,” Rosenworcel…
Lumen believes every solution should look forward, which is why they sought to strengthen their voice services portfolio with robust, anywhere business communication functionality. To face this challenge, Lumen needed an established, carrier-grade vendor with agility, reliability, and next-gen cloud technology…
T-Mobile is offering Voice over 5G service in parts of Portland, OR and Salt Lake City, UT. The carrier says that “many” more areas will get the service this year. The service, which is technically called voice over new radio…
The FCC has taken yet another step in the regulator’s attempt to stymie illegal spoofing and robocalls. The new rules adopted for gateway providers are designed to intensify compliance oversight to ensure that these providers comply with STIR/SHAKEN caller ID…
The first challenge for most service providers is the fear of migration — that the services will not be the same, may upset customers, and not be able to recover revenue. For service providers struggling with how to get started,…
Lumen Cloud Communications, a new service that aims to help businesses migrate their communications services to the cloud, offers voice services, team messaging, video conferencing, mobile applications, and specialty lines. Platform highlights include: Centralized management that generates analytics. Automated provisioning…
Alaska, California, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Washington have joined states that previously announced Memoranda of Understanding with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in joint efforts to combat robocall scams. More than half of the states now have such agreements with the…
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