--"The FCC's Push to Combat Robocalls & Spoofing," FCCApps are helpful but...And the FCC realizes that apps alone won't cut it. Spam filters from Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Robokiller and others ferret out and block some unwanted calls and provide tools for confounding spammers. Now, AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, T-Mobile and others are working toward implementing SHAKEN/STIR. Late last month, AT&T and Comcast said they had achieved a "milestone" towards offering authentication on calls later this year. Other participants include Charter Communications, Cox Communications, Frontier Communications, Google, Sprint, and U.S. Cellular.

Source: Forbes April 07, 2019 08:06 UTC