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Sharon Oddy
Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications
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iconectiv Kicks-off NPAC Transition with Onboarding Webcast

iconectiv, the newly named next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all U.S. regions, will hold its initial Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) transition webcast on September 21, 2016 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET. The first in a series of transition-related events, the webcast will focus on the registration component of Onboarding for Service Providers, Service Bureaus, and Provider of TelecomRelated Services.
Sep 21, 2016
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Powerful Anti-fraud Technology Now Available For Telecom Operators Afflicted By $9.6b Fraud Problem

iconectiv, an authoritative partner of the global communications industry connecting more than one billion people every day, has added two powerful new elements to its Fraud and Revenue Assurance solution for detecting and eliminating A2P SMS termination via grey routes, SMS Spam and interconnect bypass fraud on mobile network operators (MNOs) networks.
Aug 23, 2016
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iconectiv, NAPM Finalize Number Portability Master Services Agreements

iconectiv and the North American Portability Management LLC, (NAPM) have signed the Master Services Agreements (MSA) for each of the seven U.S. Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) regions, officially establishing iconectiv as the next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) in all U.S. regions. This follows the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announcement last month.
Aug 9, 2016
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FCC Approves iconectiv’s Local Number Portability Administrator Contract

iconectiv, announced today that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has provided final approval of the contract for iconectiv to serve as the new Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all seven of the U.S. Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) regions. “We are pleased to have received regulatory approval for the LNPA contract.
Jul 25, 2016
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iconectiv and CTIA Give Brands Another Reason to Choose Common Short Codes to Engage with Customers with ‘One Month Free’ Lease Discount for New Codes

iconectiv, the registry service provider supporting the Common Short Code Administration (CSCA) for CTIA®, today released the top seven reasons brands incorporate Common Short Codes in their mobile marketing campaigns. CSC is a 5- or 6-digit number used by an organization to send a text message to many people simultaneously across multiple wireless service providers.
Jun 27, 2016
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Indiana Fiber Network Expands

Indiana Fiber Network, LLC (IFN), the leading Indiana statewide Network Service Provider, announced it has expanded its subscription to iconectiv’s Common Language Information Services to include CLCI™ – S/S Codes for circuit identification. IFN has already been using Common Language to identify locations using the CLONES global registry.
Apr 19, 2016
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SIP Forum Names Gary Richenaker to Board

iconectiv, a leader in telecommunications innovation and policy, is pleased to announce that its Principal Solutions Architect Gary Richenaker was recently named to the SIP Forum Board of Directors. Richenaker has nearly 40 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and will bring valuable insight and guidance to this board position.
Feb 8, 2016

In the news

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T-Mobile US brings rich call data to caller ID for more protection against scammers

T-Mobile US recently announced it has completed what it says is the first wireless call to combine authenticated Caller ID and Rich Call Data (RCD), powered by the STIR/SHAKEN framework and protocols to protect consumers from scammers. The call was performed with a premier group of tech firms, messaging industry stakeholders and voice service providers including iconectiv, First Orion, CTIA, Everbridge, NetNumber, Numeracle, and Twilio. When widely used, RCD will empower consumers with more call information, so they can make the right choices in the moment, stay safe from spam and scammers, and still get important calls.
Jul 19, 2021
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What would it take to get you to answer your phone again? T-Mo thinks it has an answer

T-Mobile US recently announced a new technology demonstration that builds upon the verification of STIR/SHAKEN and takes it a step further, to affirmatively identify businesses or organizations who are calling so that they can reach their customers. The demo call was conducted in conjunction with a number of partners including CTIA, First Orion, Everbridge, iconectiv, NetNumber, Numeracle, and Twilio.
Jul 19, 2021
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T-Mobile US adds rich data to Caller ID

This Mobile World Live article discusses T-Mobile’s recent announcement surrounding its completion of what is believed to be the first wireless call combining authenticated caller ID with Rich Call Data (RCD), demonstrating a new way for consumers to recognize callers and for marketers to identify themselves to potential customers. T-Mobile partners on the call included First Orion, Everbridge, iconectiv, NetNumber, Numeracle, Twilio and the CTIA.
Jul 16, 2021
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A common nomenclature enables new, 5G-powered business models, revenue opportunities (Reader Forum)

5G is extremely complex and has widespread impacts throughout the network. This introduces many challenges but also provides many new business opportunities. In this article, iconectiv’s Chris Bain explains how a common nomenclature enables service providers to describe the capabilities of their infrastructure, locations and other key attributes in an industry-standard way and then share that view across systems and organizations, such as internal business units and external business partners.
Jul 7, 2021
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Pace Community Insight with iconectiv

One of the greatest challenges we are facing today is that consumers have lost trust in calls and have stopped answering their phones, often missing important information about healthcare, education and finances. On this PACE Vidcast, iconectiv’s Jonathan Shulman discusses call origination, customer engagement and restoring consumer trust in calls. Jonathan explains how consumers have lost trust in calls, are missing out on important information and what can be done to restore consumer trust in calls.
Jul 7, 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.
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. In this Fierce Wireless article, Bob Grant discusses iconectiv’s role as industry and policy administrator for SHAKEN and the importance of participating in STIR/SHAKEN for service providers.
Jun 29, 2021