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…
Many telecom networks have invested a majority of revenue in their switch, but they’re weighed down by outdated networks, complex infrastructures, and rising maintenance costs. So how do they go about legacy switch replacement? If you are planning to do…
NEW YORK & PARIS & LONDON, March 29, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Antin Infrastructure Partners (“Antin”, Ticker: ANTIN – ISIN: FR0014005AL0) announced today that it has agreed to invest in Empire Access and North Penn Telephone (together, “Empire”), leading fiber-to-the-premise (“FTTP”) broadband providers…
Six more state attorneys general, as well as the attorney general for Washington D.C., are partnering with the FCC to investigate illegal robocalls, while two others strengthened existing agreements. The Attorneys General and the FCC inked Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs)…
The FCC Enforcement Bureau issued cease-and-desist letters yesterday to three voice service providers, warning the providers that all their downstream traffic would be frozen in 48 hours if they don’t stop trafficking robocalls. According to an FCC press release, the…
The momentum that the work from anywhere trend got from the COVID-19 pandemic is continuing with the integration of subscribers’ Verizon Wireless business numbers with Microsoft Teams. The carrier says that the service, which will be available later this year,…
As subscriber bases erode with the attrition of landlines to mobile phones, telco providers face a drop in revenue while their current cost structure remains fixed, which cuts into their margins. As this gap widens over time, providers need a…
February 24, 2022 – Chicago, IL — Inteliquent, a Sinch company and a leading provider of cloud communications platform solutions for voice, messaging, and emergency services, announced today it has greatly increased country coverage to offer global phone numbers and…
The FCC has proposed its largest illegal robocall fine ever — a $45 million fine against telemarketing company Interstate Brokers of America. According to the commission, the company conducted an illegal robocall campaign to sell health insurance under the pretense…
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