Entries tagged with: caller ID
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FTC Holds "Robocall Summit"
A Federal Trade Commission workshop on automated telephone calls focused on the legal and technical aspects of robocalls, including the current state of telephonic technology, call authentication technology, and call blocking technology. The Federal Communications Commission recently established new penalties...
FCC Adopts New Penalties for Caller ID Spoofing, Adopts EPIC Recommendations
The Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules that provide for increased penalties for Caller ID "spoofing," the practice of faking caller ID information that is often used to harm consumers. Under the new rules, the FCC can fine violators up...
President Signs "Truth in Caller ID" Bill
President Obama signed the "Truth in Caller ID Act," banning the transmission of misleading or inaccurate caller ID information "with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value." This change will affect "any real time voice...
