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Be Careful, Those Political Texts Could Be a Scam

Kim Baldonado of NBC 4 LA reports on political text messaging fraud. She warns that scammers pose as political candidates or campaigns and use this ruse to get money and personal information from voters. In an interview, iconectiv’s Senior Vice President, George Cray, explains how consumers can protect themselves – listing red flags to watch out for. For example, Cray warns that text messages sent from an unknown 10-digit number asking for personal information are likely from fraudsters.
Oct 21, 2022
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Telecom heroes unite! – iconectiv joining forces with a legion of fraud fighters

In this post, CFCA encourages their members to identify themselves as a trusted communications superhero. Learn how the Fraud Fighters and Identification Verifiers can protect consumers’ money and identity with the help of iconectiv’s tools TruNumber Protect, PortData Validate, TruReach Certify and TruReach Intel.
Sep 30, 2022
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CSPs look to ramp up revenues with origin-based rating

In this report, Vanilla Plus explores how communications service providers will achieve trust and benefit from origin-based rating. This article highlights how to take advantage of the substantial revenue opportunity from OBR by using iconectiv’s TruNumber Protect.
Sep 21, 2022
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Why Rich Call Data is Key for Thwarting Fraudsters and Building Consumer Trust

In a world where consumers are more reluctant than ever to answer calls from unknown numbers, Rich Call Data (RCD) helps legitimate businesses separate themselves from fraudsters and spammers by allowing those businesses to share their name, logo and why they’re calling. This crucial process is done through Registered Caller, a centralized phone number registry developed by iconectiv and CTIA with input from various experts, service providers and industry leaders.
Sep 8, 2022
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Well done, Fraud Fighter. I Now Promote You to Superhero of Trusted Communications

Exactly how do you explain your telecom fraud fighter job to someone at a cocktail party? That’s a tough task!  The trouble is it may take time to explain the context – describe how telecom services are delivered and paid for, then show how criminals steal money by corrupting the process. A faster path is to use an analogy and say, “My job is be a kind of detective of crimes committed against telecom providers.” That analogy works, but iconectiv has come up with an even better one.  …
Aug 19, 2022
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iconectiv launches Trusted Communications Superhero campaign

The way in which consumers and businesses communicate and how societies operate is a key reason why companies are anticipated to spend US$2.8 trillion on digital transformation globally by 2025. A new infographic from iconectiv breaks down the various obstacles that the communications industry faces and the special powers each of these superheroes possess to combat these challenges.
Aug 1, 2022
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Changing your cell phone company without changing your number is now a right

With the development of mobile telephony, cell phone users in Argentina are increasingly using their mobile phones and telephone number as an identifier. That’s why it’s important that consumers are allowed the option to seamlessly change service providers while keeping their original phone number. iconectiv was recently included in an Argentine news article as a trusted number portability authority. iconectiv is proud to offer number portability in over 20 countries across the globe, including Argentina.
May 2, 2022

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Mitigating Illegal Robocalling Advances with Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority Board’s Selection of iconectiv as Policy Administrator

The Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA), operating under the auspices of ATIS, announced the selection of iconectiv as the U.S. STI Policy Administrator (STI-PA), a critical role in industry efforts to mitigate illegal robocalling. As the STI-PA, iconectiv will apply and enforce the rules as defined by the STI-GA to operationalize the SHAKEN framework. With this selection, the STI-GA has completed the initial establishment of the STI-GA ecosystem as contemplated by the FCC’s North American Numbering Council (NANC) Call Authentication Trust Anchor Working Group.
May 30, 2019
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iconectiv steps up efforts to fight $30 billion global telecoms fraud

iconectiv joins industry steering group to help shape and lead coordinated effort to stop new attacks and criminal activity
May 29, 2019
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Ever-growing complexity of telecom fraud and its ripple effect

New market brief provides tips to stay one step ahead of the fraudsters
May 16, 2019
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Innovation in spectrum allocation key to unlocking full 5G potential

Businesses and large venues can all play key role Consumer choice, business opportunity and increased capacity among key benefits
May 13, 2019
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Number Portability Continues to Drive Convenience, Competition in Greece

iconectiv extends contract with EETT to deliver reliable number portability to mobile users in Greece
Apr 23, 2019
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Quickly Access the Critical Information You Need to Accelerate Criminal Investigations

Those in law enforcement know that ensuring data accuracy and working quickly to solve investigations in a timely manner is critical. It can be frustrating when delays in seemingly simple tasks, like accessing phone records, hold up the process due to missing or inaccurate information.
Apr 18, 2019
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iconectiv’s Loretta Graff Recognized as Rising Leader in Prestigious Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) Industry Program

Director of Program Management to attend immersive leadership development program
Mar 27, 2019