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> It is absolutely within their power to give consumers some control and choice about receiving spammy phone calls. Are you sure about that? I thought that th

> It is absolutely within their power to give consumers some control and choice about receiving spammy phone calls. Are you sure about that? I thought that the carriers being unable to discriminate between incoming phone calls, for whatever reason, was the whole point of common carrier status. I'm pretty sure that there's a business opportunity for a cell carrier that could offer spam filtering as a selling point and if it's a small mobile only carrier there wouldn't be any phone advertising that they'd be giving up by doing that.

dahart 9y ago
> Are you sure about that? Pretty sure, but by no means certain, I'm not a lawyer and I don't know all the laws. Common carrier status does mean that FCC regulations must be followed by companies placing phone calls. Since they are already illegally ignoring the US Do Not Call registry and spoofing phone numbers, there's plenty of room for enforcement of the existing regulations. Telcos could also advocate for stronger regulation. They don't now and they won't in the future, but that is in their power. Telcos could provide an opt-in system for sending & receiving calls that are verified to be from legit businesses that adhere to the do not call registry, actually stop calling people when asked, and generally aren't shady. They could provide the consumer with more information, without having to block any calls or violate common carrier rules. They definitely have the power to try, and they definitely have a financial incentive not to. They are choosing to pretend like their hands are tied. > I'm pretty sure that there's a business opportunity for a cell carrier that could offer spam filtering as a selling point and if it's a small mobile only carrier there wouldn't be any phone advertising that they'd be giving up by doing that. Yeah agreed, I hope someone comes along and tries!

dahart 9y ago

> Are you sure about that? Pretty sure, but by no means certain, I'm not a lawyer and I don't know all the laws. Common carrier status does mean that FCC regulations must be followed by companies placing phone calls. Since they are already illegally ignoring the US Do Not Call registry and spoofing phone numbers, there's plenty of room for enforcement of the existing regulations. Telcos could also advocate for stronger regulation. They don't now and they won't in the future, but that is in their power. Telcos could provide an opt-in system for sending & receiving calls that are verified to be from legit businesses that adhere to the do not call registry, actually stop calling people when asked, and generally aren't shady. They could provide the consumer with more information, without having to block any calls or violate common carrier rules. They definitely have the power to try, and they definitely have a financial incentive not to. They are choosing to pretend like their hands are tied. > I'm pretty sure that there's a business opportunity for a cell carrier that could offer spam filtering as a selling point and if it's a small mobile only carrier there wouldn't be any phone advertising that they'd be giving up by doing that. Yeah agreed, I hope someone comes along and tries!