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BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – September 17, 2019 – Attendees at this year’s CCA Convention will benefit from a full update on the latest developments in the battle against illegal robocalls. Glenn Reynolds, Head of Government and Industry Affairs at iconectiv, will be among several industry stakeholders to highlight policy-related issues, including the progress being made in scam and spam robocall mitigation, one of the top issues impacting carriers today and a key focus of the 116th Congress during its…

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – August 28, 2019 – iconectiv, the authoritative partner of the communications industry, has signed the agreement to serve as U.S. Secure Telephone Identity Policy Administrator (STI-PA) for the FCC-endorsed ATIS-SIP Forum SHAKEN (Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using toKENs) — the industry-wide solution to mitigate illegal robocalls and help consumers once again trust their calling number displayed on their caller ID. This industry-collaborative initiative…

BRIDGEWATER, NJ – August 27, 2019 - Published ahead of the industry’s Open Networking Summit next month in Antwerp, Belgium, the latest release of international specifications to help build future software-led mobile networks includes a key contribution from iconectiv®, a company which provides information services that help service providers operate and manage their communications networks globally. The specifications have been published by the LF Networking’s Open Network Automation…

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – August 21, 2019 – Mobile phone numbers now rival social security and driver license numbers as the personal identifier that consumers use to register for products and services. That ubiquity makes mobile numbers an attractive and powerful tool for identity thieves, who stole $14.7 billion in 2018 from 14.4 million U.S. consumers. Now, with the introduction of PortData Validate from iconectiv, financial institutions, healthcare providers and other authorized businesses can…

Bridgewater, NJ -- AUGUST 20, 2019 -- iconectiv, an authoritative partner of the global communications industry, today announced the strategic acquisition of CSF. “As the industry continues to evolve and a greater emphasis is placed on digital and trusted communications, iconectiv, too, is evolving,” said Richard Jacowleff, CEO and President of iconectiv.  “The strategic acquisition of CSF will result in a stronger suite of offerings to our combined customer base, helping ensure…

BRIDGEWATER, NJ—iconectiv, the authoritative partner of the communications industry for more than 35 years, will speak at Twilio's Signal: Customer and Developer Conference 2019 to discuss the industry’s approach to stop illegal robocalls. With the exponential growth of illegal spam and scam calls reaching 85 billion globally in 2018, a 325% jump from 2017, consumer answer rates continue to rapidly deteriorate, creating lost revenue, diminished brand equity and customer satisfaction challenges…

WASHINGTON, DC — Implementation of STIR/SHAKEN is a critical mission in the fight against illegal robocalls and caller ID spoofing. The Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA) manages the rollout of this solution and is seeking interest from organizations that would like to serve as STI Certificate Authorities (CAs). The ATIS SHAKEN specifications (ATIS100084-E) note “the STI-CA serves as the Root CA for the STI certificates used to digitally sign and verify telephone calls…