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Fox 26 Houston: Record $23 billion expected to be bet on Super Bowl

Chris Drake, SVP at iconectiv, joins Heather Sullivan at Fox 26 Houston to discuss Super Bowl scams. Chris discusses the various types of fraud leading up to the Super Bowl, the red flags to look out for and how to avoid them.  Watch the full segment here.
Feb 8, 2024
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CBS News Los Angeles, The Rundown: Avoiding Super Bowl Fraud and Scams

Chris Drake, SVP at iconectiv, joins Juan Fernandez for CBS News Los Angeles’, The Rundown to discuss Super Bowl scams. Chris discusses the various types of fraud leading up to the Super Bowl and how to avoid them.  Watch the full segment here.
Jan 23, 2024
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Telecom Reseller: What the FCC is doing to protect your phone number from scammers who want to hijack it

In part two, iconectiv’s Senior Vice President, Corporate and Business Development, Chris Drake, joins Doug Green at Telecom Reseller Podcast to continue discussing the critical role of your phone number as a personal identifier. Chris goes over the FCC's measures against phone number hijacking. Learn more here.
Jan 5, 2024
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TechRound: Meet Peter Ford, Executive Vice President, Information Solutions Business

Peter Ford, iconectiv’s Executive Vice President of Information Solutions Business, explored cross border communication in an interview with TechRound. He dives further into key differences between the public and private connectivity sectors, along with iconectiv’s plans for the future.Learn more here.
Dec 27, 2023
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Telecom Reseller: What the FCC is doing to protect your phone number from scammers

iconectiv’s Senior Vice President, Corporate and Business Development, Chris Drake, joins Doug Green on the Telecom Reseller Podcast to discuss the FCC's measures against phone number hijacking. Chris emphasizes the critical role your phone number plays in identifying you digitally.Learn more here.
Dec 20, 2023
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How to protect yourself from fraud this holiday season

Alberto Apablaza, Director of Account Manager at iconectiv, joined Azalea Iniguez at Telemundo Los Angeles to discuss holiday delivery scams. Alberto highlights the importance of recognizing these scams and offers advice on how to avoid them.Watch the full segment here.
Dec 4, 2023
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Telecom Reseller: Consent Farms are Tricking Consumers into Unknowingly Agreeing to Receive Robocalls

Telecom Reseller Podcast’s Doug Green welcomes iconectiv’s Senior Vice President, Chris Drake, to discuss the threat of consent farms. Chris emphasizes the importance of addressing the issue and how iconectiv is helping regulators enact policies so consumers receive trusted calls and texts. Learn more here.
Nov 1, 2023

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CCA Convention discusses how illegal robocalls compromise communications; iconectiv stresses need to protect the legitimate as well as block the fake

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…
Sep 17, 2019
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iconectiv to Serve as US Policy Administrator to Mitigate Illegal Robocalls

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…
Aug 28, 2019
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iconectiv Makes Key Contribution to ONAP Open Source to Help Accelerate Mobile Network Virtualization

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…
Aug 27, 2019
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Businesses Now Authorized to Leverage Number Porting Information for Fraud Mitigation and Risk Assessment

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…
Aug 21, 2019
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iconectiv successfully completes acquisition of CSF

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…
Aug 20, 2019
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Rise of Anti-Spamming and Authentication Takes Center Stage at Upcoming Conference

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…
Aug 5, 2019
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STI-GA Call for Certificate Authorities

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…
Jul 9, 2019