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ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ Enables Consumers to Trust Calls, Text Messages and RCS Interactions

Americans were inundated with more than 58 billion robocalls in 2019—22 percent more than in 2018, USA Today reports. That’s conditioned people to let calls from unfamiliar or unidentified numbers drop into voicemail 76 percent of the time–assuming that their voicemail is even set up and isn’t already full. Voice isn’t the only channel negatively impacted by fraud. In 2018, the Federal Trade Commission received 93,331 complaints about unwanted text messages, including smishing (text message…
Feb 18, 2020
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ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ withdraws from MWC Barcelona 2020 over coronavirus-related concerns

BRIDGEWATER, NJ – February 10, 2020 -  After closely monitoring the spread of the novel coronavirus and in reviewing travel recommendations from world health organizations, ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ has decided to withdraw its attendance at MWC Barcelona and all related events as we believe it is in the best interest of our employees to do so. As the largest telecom event in the world, MWC draws more than 100,000 attendees from nearly 200 countries. The sheer size and global nature of the event…
Feb 10, 2020
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ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ awarded Chile MNP administration contract

Chile’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication has awarded a 5-year contract to manage the country’s mobile number portability (MNP) database Telcordia Technologies Chile, S.A. Under the terms of the contract, Telcordia Technologies Chile, S.A. will now continue as the MNP database manager until 2025. In November, telecom regulator Subtel said a total of 19.3 million mobile numbers have been ported in Chile since the introduction of number portability in January 2012. Read…
Feb 4, 2020
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2020 will be the year when the industry begins to stem the tide of robocalls (Reader Forum)

While 2019 was the year the telecom industry and regulators increased their actions to address illegal robocalls with default call blocking and the launch of STIR/SHAKEN, 2020 will be the year that we see how these strategies unfold. By January 2020, the new FCC-endorsed ATIS-SIP Forum SHAKEN framework will be deployed across major U.S. service providers to help mitigate the illegal robocall epidemic and strengthen consumer trust in the callerID information displayed. And the rest of the…
Dec 23, 2019
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A Black Swan Solution Guide: The Value of an Authoritative Database of Global Telephone Numbers in Fraud Control

What if a Fraud Management System came along that could automatically detect and block 90% of IRSF and Wangiri fraud cases coming through your network — and even make accurate blocking decisions on numbers never-before-seen? Think how productive that FMS could make your fraud analyst team.  With most fraud attempts quickly blocked, analysts would have more time to track down the 10% of tough or usual cases that require their expert attention. Read more here.
Dec 17, 2019
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Telephony Industry Rises to the Challenge of Robocalls, With Legislation, Regulation and Enforcement Close Behind

WASHINGTON, December 13, 2019 – The industry group that is hammering out technical standards governing an anti-robocall framework announced Thursday that that the STIR/SHAKEN framework will launch on Monday, December 16, 2019. The launch of STIR/SHAKEN calling verification service won’t be final word in ending robocalls. But the much-anticipated milestone does represent a significant achievement for the creation of an entirely new framework governing authenticated telephony. Read more…
Dec 13, 2019
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Industry Solution to Detect, Mitigate and Deter Illegal Robocalling Reaches Important Milestone

The Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA) announced today that the nation's Calling Number Verification Service, which is based on the SHAKEN framework, will launch December 16, 2019. The launch is a critical step forward in mitigating illegal robocalling, the leading cause of consumer complaints to both the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Beginning December 16, voice service providers can register with ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ, the STI…
Dec 12, 2019

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NPAC Transition Proceeds with Launch of Learning Management System

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – July 13, 2017 – ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ, the next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all U.S. regions, is continuing the transition to the new Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) with the release of a suite of new training courses and the launch of its NPAC Learning Management System. The system currently has four online training courses. The first three courses are designed for users to: tour the ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ LTI GUI, navigate the help desk system, and…
Jul 13, 2017
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Telecom and Media Leaders to Converge at Interactive Executive Gathering

Dallas, TX. – June 1, 2017 – ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ, an authoritative partner of the global communications industry connecting more than two billion people every day, will play a prominent role in promoting the Internet of Things (IoT) security at the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Connectivity Jam conference taking place June 5-7 in Dallas, TX. TIA board member and ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ CTO, Chris Drake, will participate in the opening board panel, Accelerating IoT: Technology, Policy and Ecosystems…
Jun 6, 2017
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Spain to Ensure International Calls and Messages Reach Intended Customers through ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ’s MobileID Solution

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – May 22, 2017 –  ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ, an authoritative partner of the global communications industry connecting more than two billion people every day, and the AOPM and AOP, the Spanish mobile and landline Operator Associations, today announced that the ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ MobileID offer, has been selected to exclusively provide port corrected numbering data. This service is critical to help foreign operators route calls and SMS sent to Spanish residents from businesses outside the…
May 22, 2017
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España ayuda a asegurar la entrega de llamadas y mensajes SMS internacionales mediante la solución MobileID de ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – 22 Mayo, 2017 – ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ, una empresa reconocida de la industria global de telecomunicaciones  que conecta a más de dos mil millones de personas diariamente, y la AOPM y la AOP, asociaciones formadas y gestionadas exclusivamente por operadores de telefonía fija (AOP) y móvil (AOPM), anunciaron hoy que la oferta MobileID de ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ ha sido seleccionada en exclusiva para proveer los datos de encaminamiento de numeración portada de España .  Este servicio…
May 22, 2017
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Industry Testing for New ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ NPAC Begins May 15

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – May 15, 2017 – ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ, the next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all seven U.S. regions, began industry testing today, May 15, 2017, a major milestone in the transition to the new Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC). The first phase of industry testing will enable companies that access the NPAC via a direct Service Order Administration (SOA) or Local Service Management System (LSMS) interface to validate that their systems interface properly…
May 15, 2017
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Webinar May 18: Cultivating Customer Engagement, Increasing Brand Integrity

Piscataway, N.J. – May 11, 2017 – ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ, an authoritative partner of the global communications industry connecting more than two billion people every day, will provide valuable insights on boosting customer engagement between consumers and brands, amid stringent Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) messaging regulations, during an upcoming webinar on May 18, 2017.  Presented along with the Professional Association for Customer Engagement (PACE), the webinar: The Power of…
May 11, 2017
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Efforts to Stop Caller ID ‘Spoofing’ and Robocalls Detailed in New Industry White Paper

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – May 11 2017 – Telemarketers and robocalls using spurious Caller ID to trick consumers into answering their phones – also known as ‘spoofing’– are the primary source of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) complaints and reports of telecom fraud, and the problem is increasing at an alarming rate. A new industry white paper titled, Caller ID: The Impact of Robocalling and Spoofing, has been released that provides a brief overview of the issue as well the techniques being…
May 11, 2017