WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 6, 2025 – INCOMPAS, the competitive communications and AI infrastructure association, yesterday filed comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Further Notices of Proposed Rulemaking and Public Notice (FNPRM) on how to enhance caller identity information and eliminate foreign-originated robocalls.
The following statement can be attributed to Christopher L. Shipley, Executive Director of Public Policy at INCOMPAS:
“INCOMPAS commends the Commission for taking this important step toward restoring consumer trust in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) through enhanced caller identity information verification capabilities, like Rich Call Data (RCD). Despite considerable progress in implementing STIR/SHAKEN, consumers still lack the information they need to make informed decisions about which calls to answer. The Commission’s proposals to enhance caller identity verification through Rich Call Data and other measures represent an important and necessary expansion of the STIR/SHAKEN framework.
INCOMPAS and our members strongly support this expansion, but the success of any caller identity verification mandate depends on addressing legacy TDM network infrastructure that persists in the call path and adopting a flexible and competitively neutral approach. Committing to a new IP interconnection framework for numbered voice services and advancing interoperable competitively neutral technology requirements for RCD-based solutions will ensure that competitive concerns about the call presentation ecosystem are addressed.
INCOMPAS and its members stand ready to work with the Commission to implement a framework that restores consumer trust, supports legitimate businesses and maintains vibrant competition in the communications marketplace.”
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