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'Robocall Strike Force' Proposal Could Stop Caller ID Spoofing (onthewire.io)
This summer the FCC convened a "Robocall Task Force" to help consumers fight unwanted automated telemarketers, and Wednesday the coalition finally delivered a report recommending a "Do Not Originate" list so carriers could spot spoofed numbers which should be blocked.
A trial of the "DNO" list that's been running for the last few weeks on some IRS numbers has resulted in a 90 percent drop in the volume of IRS scam calls, officials from AT&T, which leads the strike force, said during the FCC meeting Wednesday. The carriers on the strike force, which include Sprint, Verizon, and many others, plan to continue testing the DNO list in the coming months, with the intent to fully implement it some time next year...
The strike force members also are working on a system to classify calls into categories, such as political or charity, as a way to give consumers more information before they answer calls from unknown numbers. And, the group said it has developed a working solution for authentication between VoIP applications and traditional landline networks as another way to defeat spoofing from callers in foreign countries.
Early next year they're planning larger tests -- and the strike force has also created a new site describing how to block and report robocalls.
The strike force members also are working on a system to classify calls into categories, such as political or charity, as a way to give consumers more information before they answer calls from unknown numbers. And, the group said it has developed a working solution for authentication between VoIP applications and traditional landline networks as another way to defeat spoofing from callers in foreign countries.
Early next year they're planning larger tests -- and the strike force has also created a new site describing how to block and report robocalls.
force all call routing tables that all telcos use to be authenticated. Yes that means poor poor multi million dollar businesses will have to pay $100 a year to have their giant VoIP system to be verified and validated. home VoIP is forced to be sent through a certified telco that locks the CID information and disallows ANY changes.
Honestly it could be fixed in only a couple of months if people got off their asses.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
The problem is that most of these scam calls are originating from outside the United States. Our laws can't do much outside the US without a lot of legal paperwork -- and in most cases it won't be worth it.
One easy solution is to give consumers access to the BTN or Bill-To phone number. This is the number that is being billed for the call -- essentially pinning down the place where the call is being switched into the PSTN. If you get the BTN, you get the person behind the call -- regardless of what their Caller ID is. Unfortunately, right now, the only way to get access to the BTN is via the SS7 protocol (not available to consumers), or to compel your phone company to give it via a subpoena. Enough abuse from a single BTN -- cut them off until they can clean up their act.