They say foreign-based phone companies aren’t prepared for the rule, which could lead to legitimate calls being blocked because U.S. carriers aren’t allowed to accept calls from companies that aren’t in compliance. “How many Americans are overseas in circumstances where they are trying to call home this way, versus how many people are being bombarded with these illegal calls?" Now the industry and regulators are trying to cut off illegal calls before they ring. The FCC has empowered companies to block suspected illegal calls, mandated caller ID authentication and threatened to shut down small companies facilitating illegal calls. U.S. phone companies may only accept calls from companies in the database.

Source: Mint May 09, 2021 12:24 UTC