Robocalls and landlines FCC tackles a thorny robocall problem—how to verify caller ID on old landlines Despite industry opposition, FCC could require caller ID auth on non-IP networks.

FCC says it closed a loophole that many robocallers used to evade blocking Starting today, small carriers must use STIR/SHAKEN Caller ID authentication tech.

FCC Approves BlackBerry Curve 8910 Article Comments 18 Jan 18, 2010, 7:35 PM by Eric M. Zeman Today documents on the FCC web site revealed an unannounced BlackBerry device. The FCC ID number of ...

The FCC unanimously passed a new set of rules today that will require wireless carriers to implement an tech framework to combat robocalls. Called STIR/SHAKEN, and dithered over for years by the ...

A report from MacRumors claims the iPhone prototype codenamed “N94” has gained FCC ID “BCG-E2430A”, thanks to a file that has been added in the latest iOS 5 Beta 7 release. This provides ...

Nearly half the the calls made to US cell phones in 2019 will be spam according to a report from the Federal Communications Commission. The report was on prevalence and prevention of illegal ...

The FCC is also soliciting feedback on what steps could be taken to block spoofed texts, as well as proposals that would require mobile phone carriers to implement caller ID authentication ...

Some calls are also said to have come from unassigned numbers or numbers from burner phones, which would also violate caller ID laws, because the actual caller’s name and number were hidden.

@FCC today began a formal rulemaking to designate a 3-digit number for a national suicide and mental health crisis hotline, and proposed to designate 988 as that 3-digit number.

FCC proposes 3-digit number, similar to 911, to combat national 'suicide epidemic' The FCC is moving forward with a plan to make 988 the dialing number.