Verizon, USTelecom Want FCC to Rely on Industry Traceback Group
Verizon and USTelecom said the FCC should rely on the Industry Traceback Group as the registered consortium. “The ITG meets the statutory requirements in the TRACED Act and has been acting as the de facto traceback consortium; in that role,…
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it has proven effective in tracing and identifying the source of illegal robocalls,” Verizon said. The ITG did hundreds of tracebacks this year and worked with the FCC and the FTC “to identify providers targeting consumers with COVID-19 scams,” Verizon said. “Providers across the industry are collaborating to determine the source of these harassing and often fraudulent calls and coordinating with providers and government to shut them down,” USTelecom commented. Comments posted Monday in docket 20-22.