BANDWIDTH and VONAGE lose FCC rules exemption for STIR/SHAKEN

Fri Feb 18 19:44:26 UTC 2022

On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 2:33 PM Michael Thomas <mike at mtcc.com> wrote:

>
> On 2/17/22 11:58 AM, Sean Donelan wrote:
> >
> >
> https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-finds-two-providers-failed-fully-implement-stirshaken-0
> >
> >
> > 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
>
We have seen an uptick in requests for routes to Canada and the UK from
Proton email accounts... We ask for business documents and never hear back.
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