AT&T, Comcast Working Together to Curb Fraudulent Robocalls
In an effort to stop fraudulent robocalls, AT&T and Comcast said Wednesday they will offer call authentication between their voice networks. The companies said they completed what they believe is the first exchange of authenticated calls in the U.S. between…
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two separate voice networks. “Customers could soon start to see verified calls not only from callers using the same provider, but more importantly, from other participating providers,” the companies said. The test used phones available to consumers, “not in a lab or restricted to special equipment,” they said: The call was conducted March 5, between AT&T’s digital home service and Comcast’s Xfinity Voice home service. The FCC targeted caller ID rules to help curb spoofed robocalls (see 1902140039) and some members want carriers to offer call authentication.