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Re:FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones by Forcing Telecoms to Ge... by iamnothere on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @02:55PM (#48465823)
Spam calls are a different issue (spam is usually VOIP). Spammers also often use spoofed numbers since STIR/SHAKEN is somehow still not properly implemented.
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Re:FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones by Forcing Telecoms to Ge... by singpolyma3 on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @04:31PM (#48467290)
All carrier interconnects use VoIP protocols since forever anyway. So this is pretty much a distinction without a difference. STIR/SHAKEN affects both
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