The FCC is thinking about ways to reduce fraud in...
The FCC is thinking about ways to reduce fraud in the IP Relay system, according to an ex parte letter from Purple Communications, which provides relay services (http://xrl.us/bm4h2f). A commission staff member asked Purple how long it would take to…
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implement process and technological changes necessary to restrict issuance of 10-digit numbers only to IP Relay registrants who have completed an identity-verification process, the letter said. Purple explained that it already requires new registrants to complete such a process before getting a 10-digit number. “Purple supports the Commission’s focus on addressing the challenge posed by ‘guest access,'” it wrote. “Absent an industry-wide solution, dial-around functionality exposes the industry to the ‘lowest common denominator’ for registration standards as all providers are required to process traffic from or to a ten-digit number registered with the Neustar database."