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The Senior Politician Convicted of Robocalling (and Why It Matters)

A graduate of one of the USA's most prestigious law schools learned that not every country has weak rules about robocall spam.

Biden Signs Anti-China Network Law

The Secure Equipment Act effectively forbids Huawei, ZTE and three other Chinese manufacturers selling new equipment to US telcos.

China Telecom Banned from Operating in the USA

The world's fourth largest telco by subscriber numbers is deemed a threat to US security.

FCC Commissioner Seeks to Ban ‘Huawei on Wings’ Drone Manufacturer

Brendan Carr says DJI, which has a 50% share of the US drone market, extracts data from the phones of users and sends it to China.

The ‘Amazing’ Correlation that Reveals the Flaw in US Robocalling Rules

Data shows that fraudsters have perverted STIR/SHAKEN to obtain positive attestations for robocalls made to US consumers.

Would You Allow Foreign Workers to See Your CDRs?

FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel wants to know who has visibility of usage data before deciding if a foreign-owned business can provide comms services to Americans.

Robocalling Far-Right Conspiracy Theorists Threatened with $5mn FCC Fine

Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl used robocalls to suppress the vote in the US 2020 elections by lying about the use of voter data.

US Regulator Finds New Robocall Bogeymen: Foreign Owners

Acting FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel has often complained about robocalls, but never implied foreigners were to blame before.

What Is the US Regulator Really Doing With Its Robocall Mitigation Database?

Any fool can download the US Robocall Mitigation Database, but which fool is checking that the thousands of entries are reliable?

Moment of Truth for US Anti-Spoofing Strategy

The number of US robocalls was used to justify enormous expenditure on STIR/SHAKEN but there is less enthusiasm for using the same number to measure its performance in practice.

US Regulator Sides with AT&T and Verizon in Artificial Inflation Case

Local exchange carrier Wide Voice has management and ownership in common with other telcos that collectively stimulated access.

What Will Be Achieved by the US-Australia Anti-Robocall Agreement?

The leaders of the FCC and the ACMA signed a piece of paper that lists vague promises they are not obliged to keep.

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