Telecoms Ask FCC for Extension on Robocall Blocking Tech
Four telecoms asked the FCC for more time to implement call authentication technologies, before the June 30 deadline to meet the secure telephone identity revisited (Stir) and signature-based handling of asserted information using tokens (Shaken) framework. The filings appeared Monday…
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in docket 17-97. AT&T asked for a one-year extension, citing network congestion due to COVID-19 and aging platforms. Lumen said it "remains on track" to meet the deadline but sought an additional six months to accommodate any potential equipment-related delays. UScellular asked for an extension and didn't request a specific time frame because it's transitioning non-IP customers to an IP network. Verizon asked the FCC to declare it's not required to deploy Stir/Shaken for its plain old telephone system customers because it would be "an onerous task with any benefits vastly outweighed by the burdens." The company wants three years to finish upgrading its fiber-to-the-premises-session initiation protocol platform with Stir/Shaken capabilities.