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Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by phkahler on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @06:27PM (#19158190)
It should be enough to force the called ID to be valid. Then the crappy people will know you can identify them or even call them back. Removing anonymity should go a long way.
Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by faster on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @07:17PM (#19158479)
It would depend on what constitutes a valid caller ID.

At least some of the robodialer operators programatically check out a block of numbers from a VoIP vendor, make a bunch of calls, then release the numbers. If all they have to do is correctly report the number they're calling from, that's pretty useless. The called party has practically no recourse because the number that called them never accepted inbound calls, and has been disconnected by the time you call it back anyway.

How could 'valid caller ID' be defined so that robocallers can be identified?

Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by nneonneo on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @07:27PM (#19158557)
Valid caller ID - even if it’s to a VoIP vendor’s leased number - is better than the current situation where scammers and spammers can use literally any number they want. At least I can search up a leased number, see complaints, and block them (or flag abuse with my carrier). If I (or my carrier) block them, well, serves that VoIP provider right for leasing their precious numbers out to scammers.

With spoofed numbers, I’ve seen calls appear to come from an FBI office in Virginia, local and state police divisions, state troopers, and random businesses. There isn’t any way to really deal with those kinds of calls - and you can’t reasonably screen them out.

Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by abhorrence on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @07:23PM (#19158524)
If the number in caller id is accurate, it provides a decent reporting channel. It’d make it easier for telecom providers to take abuse reports and punish the abusive robodialers, whether by cutting them off or referring them to law enforcement.
Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by JohnFen on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @07:42PM (#19158640)
> It’d make it easier for telecom providers to take abuse reports and punish the abusive robodialers

They simply aren't going to do that unless they're forced by law or regulation.

Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by srj on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @09:58PM (#19159281)
If the source number is valid that opens up some spam blocklist style options for phone software.
Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by ummonk on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @06:39PM (#19158265)
Wouldn’t that just result in orgs making their calls through shell call center services?
Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by kd0amg on Thursday February 14, 2019 @10:23AM (#19162503)
This is arguably a step forward, if it means there's someone to subpoena for information about the robocaller.
Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by JohnFen on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @07:40PM (#19158630)
> It should be enough to force the called ID to be valid.

Honestly, I'd be utterly stunned if this made any noticeable impact at all.