FCC orders carriers to stop delivering auto warranty robocalls

Re:FCC orders carriers to stop delivering auto warranty robo... by powerhour on Saturday July 09, 2022 @09:50AM (#32035069)

The FCC ought to mandate traceability for all calls. Every hop adds their signature to the call and the end user can store and analyze the result. The first hop is the organization you sue.

As an aside: you could then easily add carriers or intermediaries to a block list. You could even subscribe to a distributed block list. You could subscribe to an always-allow list that contains hospitals, police stations, and emergency services. It'd be so much better than what we have now.

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Re:FCC orders carriers to stop delivering auto warranty robo... by dredmorbius on Saturday July 09, 2022 @04:17PM (#32038889)

Thanks.

That would require some major respecification of PSTN calling standards.

That said, yes, something along these lines seems necessary.

Even automated curtailment by last-link telcos (e.g., your own telco) based on rejection / complaint rates (e.g., recpients reporting calls as spam) could be A Thing, and are not dissimilar to how email spam management occurs today. Making that the peer's problem incentivises them to clean up their acts.

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