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The Federal Communications Commission is hoping to solve one of the thorniest problems in the fight against robocalls: how to verify caller ID on older landlines that don't use Internet Protocol (IP) technology.
The FCC already requires phone companies to implement STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication tech on the IP portions of their voice networks. But due to technology limitations, STIR/SHAKEN requirements haven't applied to the older TDM-based networks generally used with copper landlines.
The FCC is now investigating how best to tackle this problem in a draft Notice of Inquiry released last week by Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. The FCC is scheduled to vote on issuing the Notice of Inquiry at its October 27 meeting.
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