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Maximize Your Telecom Strategy: Common Language Reveals Critical Insights for BEAD Compliance
iconectiv’s Juan Carlos “JC” Ortiz, Principal-Corporate Business Development, and Mykola “Myk” Konrad, Senior Vice President-Head of Product, discuss how iconectiv® TruOps™ Common Language® codes simplify communication and management across data networks and telecom interconnections, enabling critical information exchange through operations support systems and other interface mechanisms. JC and Myk also explore Common Language’s role in the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program…
Jul 23, 2024
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Authority Magazine: protect against malicious AI: Steve Tang of iconectiv on developing an effective security strategy
In this Q&A interview, Steve Tang, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Engineering at iconectiv, joins David Leichner at Authority Magazine and dives into a conversation about the impact and importance of protecting the integrity of digital identity against malicious AI and the role it plays in the telecom industry. Tang also discusses how iconectiv navigates the balance between maintaining security and enabling innovation in an industry where AI is only growing…
Jul 18, 2024
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Forbes: Strength in Numbers: Maximizing AI’s Effectiveness Against Fraud
iconectiv’s Head of Information Solutions Business, Peter Ford, discusses the multifaceted role of AI in enhancing customer experiences, improving operational efficiency and combating fraud. Peter emphasizes the significance of leveraging AI for personalized interactions and streamlined processes while being aware of the potential misuse of AI by fraudsters. He underscores the importance of having access to authoritative and accurate phone number information to effectively prevent fraud and…
Jul 2, 2024
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Telecom Reseller: AI has changed the telecom landscape, giving fraudsters the ability to clone voices and perpetrate robocall scams at scale
Chris Drake, SVP at iconectiv, talks with Doug Green at Telecom Reseller about how fraudsters are using AI to create deepfake voice clones and what service providers, regulators and telecom vendors are doing to protect digital identities.Learn more here.
Jun 18, 2024
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Nilson Report: Telecom Data for Fraud Fighting from iconectiv
iconectiv understands the importance of mobile phone numbers as reliable account identifiers. Comprehensive services enable card issuers and merchants to validate numbers, detect potential fraud and comply with telecom regulations across over 100 countries. Short-code messages sent to customers are ensured to be legitimate, protecting businesses from spam and scams.Read more here.
May 31, 2024
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Total Retail: Short Codes are Long on Bottom-Line Benefits
iconectiv’s Senior VP, Head of Product, Mykola Konrad, discusses the enduring value of short codes in retail. Mykola explains how AI enhances message personalization, boosting sales and revenue and emphasizes the importance of short codes for secure e-commerce functions like PIN verification and two-factor authentication.Read the full article here.
May 30, 2024
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Enterprise Security Tech: AI-Driven Robocall Scams: How Fraudsters Are Cloning Voices to Deceive and Steal
iconectiv’s SVP, Corporate and Business Development, Chris Drake, examines how fraudsters use AI for voice-cloned robocalls, their impact on digital security and the measures to combat them in this Q&A with Enterprise Security Tech.Read the full article here.
May 20, 2024
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soddy@iconectiv.com
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Law Enforcement and Public Safety Agencies Must Register immediately to maintain access to number portability data
Bridgewater, N.J. – January 3, 2018 – iconectiv, the next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all U.S. regions, reminds law enforcement agencies and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) that would like to continue having access to number portability data to register with iconectiv immediately. Registration is required and free for the new system, which goes into production and replaces the existing system on March 4, 2018.
Number portability allows people to keep their phone…
Jan 3, 2018
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Companies Must Register to Maintain access to Wireless Do Not Call Service Data
Bridgewater, N.J. – January 3, 2018 – iconectiv, the next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all U.S. regions, reminds marketing organizations that rely on Intermodal Ported Telephone Number Identification Service, also known as the Wireless Do Not Call (WDNC) service, to register with iconectiv. The new service goes live and replaces the existing service on March 4, 2018.
Number portability allows customers to keep their phone number when switching service providers…
Jan 3, 2018
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iconectiv, Infutor Help Brands Reduce Misdirected, Illegal Robotexts
Robust solutions to ensure brand communications reach only opted-in customers, helping ensure TCPA compliance to avoid fines and lawsuits
Bridgewater, N.J. and Oakbrook Terrace, I.L. – December 12, 2017 – Unwanted and illegal robocalls and robotexts make up the top complaints to the FCC and FTC, with consumers filing nearly two million complaints within the first five months of 2017.
While, for the most part, unscrupulous companies are to blame for robocalls and…
Dec 12, 2017
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Validating Caller ID - A Key Initiative to Keep Customers Answering Your Calls
Unscrupulous telemarketers continue to harass consumers with fraudulent robocalls and spoofed Caller IDs – a top source of FCC and FTC complaints over the past year that is increasing at an alarming rate. In response, leading telecom associations and companies have developed new standards to provide a framework for service providers to implement much-needed mitigation measures
Nov 1, 2017
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Illegal Robocalls and Caller ID Spoofing Escalate in the U.S.; Currently Number One Consumer Complaint to the FTC and FCC
Bridgewater, N.J. – October 23, 2017 – Insights on solutions to help solve the growing problem of illegal and disruptive robocalls and call spoofing is the focus of an upcoming webinar, Validating Caller ID: A Key Initiative to Keep Customers Answering Your Calls. The webinar, which will be held on October 26, 2017 from 1-2 p.m. ET, is hosted by the Professional Association for Customer Engagement (PACE).
Registration is now open for the webinar that will be presented by Bryce McWhorter,…
Oct 23, 2017
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The Problem of Unwanted Calls in the Mobile Era Gets an Answer from Telecom Industry Leader in Video
Bridgewater, N.J. – October 18, 2017 – The issue of unwanted phone calls is the No. 1 complaint registered with the FCC and FTC as consumers continue to have their lives disrupted day and night by calls from disreputable businesses.
A previous generation often looked forward to a phone call because invariably it was from a person they knew. In today’s world, however, mobile phone users often dread answering their phones because it’s often an unsolicited call from an unknown business…
Oct 18, 2017
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Chile Telecom Industry Surpasses 11 Million Successfully Ported Telephone Numbers
Nota de prensa en español: comunicado de prensa de descarga
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – October 12, 2017 – iconectiv subsidiary Telcordia Technologies Chile S.A. announced today the successful porting of more than 11 million fixed and mobile telephone numbers in Chile since the program began in 2011.
Number portability refers to the ability to reassign a user’s phone number to another service provider. With its number portability solution, Chilean subscribers can easily transfer their phone…
Oct 12, 2017