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TL;DR The FCC is implementing stricter KYC rules for telecom service providers.
Carriers may be penalized based on the number of spam calls originating from their networks.
It is also cracking down on foreign manufacturers utilizing loopholes to sell equipment in the US.
Spam calls are a bane of our hyper-connected world, and the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking stricter steps to curb the menace of robocallers and illegal calls in the network.
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A new FCC proposal aims to strengthen the know-your-customer (KYC) rules for telecom service providers. The commission hopes that a more stringent KYC process will help eliminate robocalls before they ever reach the network.
Right now, the FCC is seeking comments on how these KYC rules can be implemented, with potential measures including telecom operators to verify customer identities before enabling service. This may include asking customers to share their name, government ID, address, and any alternative phone numbers they already have.
KYC rules are not new to carriers in the United States, and they are already required to take steps to know their customers and help prevent illegal and fraudulent calls on their networks. However, FCC chairman Brendan Carr said in a statement that some service providers “do the bare minimum (or worse) and have become complicit in illegal robocalling schemes.”
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