BANDWIDTH and VONAGE lose FCC rules exemption for STIR/SHAKEN

Fri Feb 18 19:33:46 UTC 2022

On 2/17/22 11:58 AM, Sean Donelan wrote:
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> https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-finds-two-providers-failed-fully-implement-stirshaken-0 
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> The Federal Communications Commission today took action to ensure that 
> voice service providers meet their commitments and obligations to 
> implement STIR/SHAKEN standards to combat spoofed robocall scams. 
> Specifically, voice service providers Bandwidth and Vonage lost a 
> partial exemption from STIR/SHAKEN because they failed to meet 
> STIR/SHAKEN implementation commitments and have been referred to the 
> FCC’s Enforcement Bureau for further investigation.

So for probably a year or so before the Stir/Shaken mandate came, I have 
been seeing a lot less phone spam. I don't know if that's typical but it 
was quite noticeable for me. What that tells me is that providers likely 
started clamping down on their shady customers well ahead of the mandate 
which says that regulatory fiat would have been sufficient too. But that 
hinges on whether my situation is typical though.

Mike