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STIR-SHAKEN

STIR/SHAKEN and Robocalling in 5 minutes

May 12, 2020 By Andrew

In this video I’ll give a summary of everything you need to know about STIR/SHAKEN and Robocalling in about 5 minutes. I’ll cover: What is STIR/SHAKEN? Does it stop robocalls? (Answer “no, but it helps”.) If this only works for SIP trunks, what do we do for TDM? What is the FCC doing, and what… Continue Reading

FCC considers extending STIR/SHAKEN deadline to June 2022

April 10, 2020 By Andrew

On March 31, the FCC published a report confirming that STIR/SHAKEN must be implemented in the IP portions of service provider networks by June 30, 2021 (in accordance with the TRACED Act) while also asking for comments on the idea of extending the deadline by a year for small carriers and those with TDM network…. Continue Reading

Tier 1s come out swinging against Out-of-Band STIR

March 27, 2020 By Andrew

Tier 1s come out swinging against Out-of-Band STIR

The telecoms industry seems to be at an impasse. There’s a clear mandate for STIR/SHAKEN on VoIP calls, but the situation for TDM is a mess. The Tier 1s don’t want to offer VoIP tandem interconnect to independents – and they made clear in a recent filing with the FCC that they are unwilling to… Continue Reading

STIR/SHAKEN isn’t enough – we need Out-of-Band STIR

March 6, 2020 By Andrew

STIR/SHAKEN isn’t enough – we need Out-of-Band STIR

“Whenever we call an AT&T wireless number, our call is marked as spam!” And so it begins. I spoke to a client today who relayed these words from one of his subscribers. My client has not yet implemented STIR/SHAKEN, but AT&T has – and so calls from this ILEC (and many others) are considered less… Continue Reading

NTCA to FCC: we need SIP interconnect

January 20, 2020 By Andrew

NTCA to FCC: we need SIP interconnect

Ever since the FCC got serious about robocalls, and decided to push for STIR/SHAKEN to authenticate caller ID, there’s been a ticking time-bomb for rural carriers. As I wrote in February last year: Any call that originated from an independent / competitive service provider’s network AND was routed to the RBOC via their SS7 interconnect… Continue Reading

You have 18 months to implement STIR/SHAKEN

January 10, 2020 By Andrew

You have 18 months to implement STIR/SHAKEN

In case you missed it, on December 30, 2019 President Trump signed the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act into law. This law gives service providers 18 months to implement STIR/SHAKEN in their networks. The clock’s ticking! The act is a relatively snappy 17 pages, but to save you time I’ll share the most interesting points for independent… Continue Reading

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