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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urges the country's telecommunications providers to crack down on illegal automated calls.
FCC President Ajit Pai sent Monday a letter to more than a dozen companies urging them to adopt frameworks to combat the illegal practice of "spoofing" – a method commonly used by Automatic callers to hide the origin of calls and give them the impression from a number of the same region as the recipient.
In his letters to leaders of companies such as AT & T, Verizon and T-Mobile, Pai urged them to adopt sectoral frameworks for call authentication.
"The fight against illegal automated calls is our number one priority in terms of consumption at the FCC," Pai said in a statement. "That's why call authentication has to become a reality. This is the best way to ensure that consumers can answer their phones with confidence. At the same time next year, I hope consumers will start seeing it on their phones. "
Leading FCC law enforcement and technology officials on Tuesday sent their own letter to industry leaders, urging them to set up tracking capabilities to detect and to catch illegal robbers.
Pai's letters asked the companies to keep the Commission apprised of industry standards for authentication of calls. He asked for answers before November 19th.
"Greater participation will ensure that the system will work for consumers, who expect real advances in the fight against malicious spoofing and fraudulent automated calls," Pai said in his statement. "It does not appear that this system is on track to be operational next year, so we will take steps to ensure it."
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