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FCC deadline for STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication nears

The wireless industry is working to combat robocalls and Wednesday, June 30, marks the FCC deadline for carriers and other voice providers to implement STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication technology. STIR/SHAKEN is a protocol that helps digitally authenticate phone numbers to verify that a call is indeed coming from the number shown on a caller ID. It’s a technology used against illegal spoofing, a technique robocallers sometimes use in order to appear like a call is coming from a…
Jun 29, 2021
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FCC deadline for STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication nears

The wireless industry is working to combat robocalls and Wednesday, June 30, marks the FCC deadline for carriers and other voice providers to implement STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication technology. STIR/SHAKEN is a protocol that helps digitally authenticate phone numbers to verify that a call is indeed coming from the number shown on a caller ID. It’s a technology used against illegal spoofing, a technique robocallers sometimes use in order to appear like a call is coming from a…
Jun 29, 2021
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How businesses can protect their brands and bottom lines against damage from illegal robocalls

March 17, 2021 was a milestone in the war on illegal robocalls. The FCC levied a $225 million fine — the largest in its history — on a telemarketer for making 1 billion illegal robocalls. On the same day, the FCC launched its Robocall Response Team, whose 51 staffers will step up enforcement and develop policies to help track down illegal robocallers. And finally, the FCC issued cease-and-desist letters to six voice service providers for allowing their networks to pass illegal robocalls. …
May 28, 2021
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Driving Sales Transformation At iconectiv

Peter Ford is Executive Vice President of Global Sales at iconectiv, a Private Equity backed company that offers solutions that enable the interconnection of networks, devices, and applications to the communications industry. Ford is a veteran sales leader with a reputation for taking a highly disciplined, customer-focused, and results-driven approach to sales. He joined iconectiv in 2018 to accelerate the company’s international strategy and since that time has transformed the sales…
May 27, 2021
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Member Spotlight | May, 2021

iconectiv joined PACE to become part of a community that advocates and promotes best practices for companies relying on contact centers to communicate with customers. It is becoming progressively more difficult for contact centers to connect and engage with consumers because of the decline of consumer trust in voice communications—particularly as consumers increasing ignore calls from unknown callers. As an authoritative partner of the global communications industry connecting more than two…
May 26, 2021
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5G and Common Language levels the playing field to new players, creates opportunity, Podcast

“Very simply we (iconectiv) keep the world connected,” says Sharon Dileo, iconectiv’s Director of Product Management. In this podcast Dileo is joined by Chris Bain, Director, Common Language Services at iconectiv, as we look at recent whitepaper findings and how a common naming strategy improves the effectiveness of real-time network operations and key business management functions while also bringing increased awareness when launching and managing new network-based services. Anyone who wants…
May 21, 2021
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Why ‘common language’ could clarify the DSP route through network complexity

The ‘iconectiv TruOps Common Language’ is another constructed language but it is attempting to do something rather different. It’s about nailing down technical nomenclature and language with specific meanings so that all those who have to grapple with technical complexity can at least do so while singing from the same hymn sheet (to mix at least 2 metaphors). The similarity with Esperanto is that, rather than waiting for language and meaning to evolve organically, it puts  definitions…
Apr 30, 2021

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Workshop Series Examines Global Measures to Restore Consumer Trust in Communications

iconectiv to participate in International Telecommunication Union workshop on November 29, at 7:00 a.m. ET What: Robocalling is a world-wide epidemic that affects businesses and consumers in every corner of the globe. In 2020, North America and Europe alone received a total of 157.4 billion robocalls. Recognizing the far-reaching consequences of this growing problem and the need to regain and safeguard consumer trust, industry leaders launched robocall mitigation and anti-spoofing…
Nov 22, 2021
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Experts Discuss Verifying Voice Calls And Boosting Consumer Confidence In Communications

CTIA, iconectiv, and T-Mobile share insights on ways to verify voice calls—including toll-free numbers—for legitimate callers What: In this era, when more than 70% of people have stopped answering voice calls, legitimate businesses need, want and deserve a way to have consumers know that a call is from a trusted calling party. Consumers want that, too. Thanks to industry collaboration, new efforts help verify caller information and restore consumer confidence in answering voice calls…
Nov 16, 2021
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How Phone Companies Can Utilize Numbering Intelligence to Improve Customer Satisfaction and Protect Revenue

Tune into the USTelecom Webinar on November 10, at 2:00pm ET What: Local number portability gives consumers the choice and convenience of keeping their wireline or wireless telephone number when switching from one service provider to another. The volume of phone number porting means it can be difficult for service providers, SMS aggregators and VoIP providers to correctly and efficiently route phone calls and text messages. At the same time, they need to consider constant changes…
Nov 9, 2021
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Registered Caller Offers Companies Expanded Options to Take Advantage of STIR/SHAKEN for Verifying Caller Information

Take Advantage of STIR/SHAKEN for Verifying Caller Information What: Many enterprises and contact centers use multiple voice service providers and phone number types, including 10-digit long codes and toll-free numbers. As a result, voice service providers need a way to verify that the organization using a delegate certificate or toll-free number is authorized to do so for specific enterprises and phone numbers. The Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA) approved the use…
Oct 20, 2021
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With Communications-Related Fraud on the Rise, Analyst Report Examines Identity Theft and Consumer Protection in the US

What’s the News: A special report from Technology Research Institute entitled, The 2021 State of Communications-Related Fraud, Identity Theft & Consumer Protection in the USA, discusses the multi-layered blanket of security that provides timely—often real-time—protection from new, digital-enabled fraud threats, identity theft and account takeovers. Why it Matters: This comprehensive report highlights the erosion of trust in communications, examining the role of government agencies,…
Oct 5, 2021
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The Challenges and Opportunities of SHAKEN Going Global

Presented at the STIR/SHAKEN Summit, experts from ATIS, Fierce Wireless, iconectiv, Microsoft and Twilio discuss how service providers can best prepare for the September 28 deadline What: Earlier this year, the FCC announced that beginning September 28, 2021, U.S. intermediate providers and terminating voice service providers will be prohibited from accepting traffic from voice service providers not listed in the Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD). However, this measure may have unintended…
Sep 21, 2021
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How to Detect and Protect Against One-Ring “Wangiri” Fraud

iconectiv to share insights at the 2021 Telco Transformation LATAM Digital Summit on September 21 at 10:05 am ET What: For illegal robocallers, the goal isn't always getting you to answer. Sometimes, it's getting you to call back. That’s the intent of the one-ring scam. Known as “Wangiri,” a Japanese word for “one ring and cut,” it is a global scourge creating an illegal $1.82 billion industry, making it one of the top five communications fraud types. It targets unassuming victims by…
Sep 17, 2021