ZipDX, leveraging the FCC’s STIR/SHAKEN call authentication mandate, has developed a new system designed to quickly detect suspect robocall activity and report details back to the signing provider. This platform, called RRAPTOR, gives telecommunications providers new opportunities to play an even larger role in solving the illegal robocall problem that has been plaguing all of us for more than a…
Last week I asked, “How many laws does it take to stop a robocall” and since then, several people have asked for my specific critique of pending robocall legislation. The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, which is part of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce, is holding a hearing on April 30. Their backgrounder lists SIX bills (re)introduced already…
2019 has kicked off with a lot more press coverage of robocalls. What used to be an occasional annoyance is now a persistent daily or even hourly irritation. Many Americans feel they shouldn’t be subject to this sort of abuse. As the number of illegal calls continues to grow, the clamor for a definitive solution has reached a dull roar…