FCC Seeks Input on Helping Voice Providers Block Illegal Robocalls; July Calls Down
Comments are due Sept. 24, replies Oct. 8 on how to help voice service providers block unlawful robocalls, as robocalls reportedly edged down in July. The FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau noted a March 2017 NPRM and notice of…
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inquiry into provider-initiated call blocking (see 1703230035), and a November order and Further NPRM authorizing providers to block categories of calls deemed highly likely to be illegal and seeking comment on ways to unblock erroneously blocked calls (see Notebook at end of 1711160054). CGB sought to refresh the record from the "Call Blocking NPRM and NOI on additional criteria voice providers could use to identify and block illegal calls," said a public notice in docket 17-59 and Monday's Daily Digest. It said the goal is "to identify specific, enforceable criteria for targeting illegal calls that cannot be abused while ensuring providers have sufficient flexibility available to adapt to dynamic calling patterns." U.S. robocalls totaled an estimated 3.99 billion in July, a 3 percent drop from June, the first such decline since February, but a 54 percent increase over July 2017, YouMail reported Monday. It said the first seven months of this year had 24.3 billion robocalls, a 41 percent increase over the same period last year.