-What’s the News: Under an FCC Report and Order effective Feb. 12, 2021, U.S. service providers may block calls from telephone numbers that are highly likely to be associated with one-ring robocall scams as long as they use reasonable analytics in deciding which telephone numbers to block. In this scam, consumers and businesses are charged a high fee after returning a call they received from a premium-rate or offshore number that lasted only one ring.
-Why It Matters: iconectiv TruNumber Protect gives service providers a cost-effective way to proactively protect their customers by providing essential information for accurately targeting the originators of one-ring and other robocalling scams.
-How It Works: TruNumber Protect is a comprehensive database of high-risk and unallocated number ranges worldwide, including the premium-rate numbers that one-ring scams use. This information helps service providers accurately identify and block fraudulent calls before they reach customers.
-Who’s It for: Any service provider based in the U.S., as well as worldwide.
