STIR-SHAKEN

It’s less than two weeks until the FCC’s STIR/SHAKEN deadline on June 30. If you have any lingering doubts about the requirements, then we’ve prepared this checklist to help make sure you didn’t miss anything. (Be warned: We are not lawyers, this is not legal advice, it’s possible we missed something.) #1: Do you qualify… Continue Reading

In the FCC’s Second Report and Order (September 2020) they announced plans for a Robocall Mitigation Database, where all carriers would need to file their plans for STIR/SHAKEN and robocall mitigation. In particular, a key requirement in qualifying for the 2 year extension for STIR/SHAKEN implementation (available to carriers with fewer than 100K subs) was… Continue Reading

If you qualify for an extension to the June 30 STIR/SHAKEN deadline in the TRACED Act, you are required to implement Robocall Mitigation in your network (see this video discussion). Robocall Mitigation is all about making sure that you are not the SOURCE of illegal robocalls. But what if you are? What exactly is an… Continue Reading

By now, you have probably heard that STIR/SHAKEN is intended to prevent scammers from spoofing caller ID, in order to aid robocall blocking efforts and help trace those who placed them. But if STIR/SHAKEN is so important, how come there are effective robocall blocking solutions available today? Even though STIR/SHAKEN is not widely implemented? Machine… Continue Reading

Today I’d like to share a discussion I had over Zoom with Austin Spreadbury, Director of Product Management at Metaswitch, whose responsibilities include Call Guardian Authentication Hub (Metaswitch’s STIR/SHAKEN and robocall prevention product). In this video we discuss: The overall status of STIR/SHAKEN roll-out in the industry The extension available to smaller carriers The requirement… Continue Reading

As we’ve previously discussed the FCC is allowing service providers with fewer than 100K subscribers to file for a 2-year extension to the deadline to implement STIR/SHAKEN in their networks – but ONLY if they implement robocall mitigation measures in their network (and tell the FCC what these are). (If you’re brand new to STIR/SHAKEN,… Continue Reading