WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission has issued a report and order to require voice-service providers to implement STIR/SHAKEN – a caller identification framework meant to target illegal robocalls – by June 30, 2021.
The FCC issued a declaratory ruling to allow call blocking in June 2019 and encouraged providers to adopt STIR/SHAKEN.
In addition to the FCC's ruling, the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act was signed into law late last year. The legislation expands the FCC's enforcement authority over violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
The final report and order makes the implementation deadline consistent with the TRACED Act, which directed the FCC to require voice service providers to implement STIR/SHAKEN within 18 months from when the law was enacted.
Comment Sought
NAFCU noted the report and order also contains a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks comment on:
- Expanding the STIR/SHAKEN implementation mandate to cover intermediate voice service providers
- Extending the implementation deadline by one year for small voice service providers pursuant to the TRACED Act
- Adopting requirements to promote caller ID authentication on voice networks that do not rely on IP technology
- And implementing other aspects of the TRACED Act, including a request for comment on call labeling and whether to provide redress for mislabeled or derogatorily labeled calls