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That's bullshit. Telcos can stop it on a dime but they don't because they profit from it. We just need regulation with teeth. Your attitude that only "innovatio
by guelo 8y ago
That's bullshit. Telcos can stop it on a dime but they don't because they profit from it. We just need regulation with teeth. Your attitude that only "innovation" can save us and we should get rid of regulators is what led us to where we are now.
- kabdib 8y agoVerizon has my cell phone in some kind of trial for a new service that's supposed to filter out robocalls. They'll want to charge me for it soon, I'm sure. I'm betting that as soon as the trial is up (one that I never asked for, btw) that the number of bogus calls will skyrocket, and I'll be forced to whitelist. My response will be letters to the FCC [nothing will happen] and the FTC [nothing will happen]. Companies and powerfully-placed individuals make a lot of money from these calls. I don't know how difficult the ESS-level work is for call filtering, but fixing the landscape of corrupt practices is a LOT harder.
- shakenAndStir 8y agoSounds like you've been opted-in to a trial of SHAKEN/STIR[0], which is a new government mandated technology that phone companies have to install to block robocalls this year. I believe it will be free to all because it will be required by the gov. [0]https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/02/ajit-pai-orders-phone-companies-to-adopt-new-anti-robocall-tech-in-2019/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/02/ajit-pai-orders-...
- SAI_Peregrinus 8y ago"I believe it will be free to all because it will be required by the gov." This is an industry that already sticks in "regulatory compliance" fees. Why would you think they'd make it free when they can charge you for it with no way to opt out of the fee?
- onemoresoop 8y agoThats right. Innovation lead to this. With more innovation from telcos, we'll get a "Now! from $9.99 a month we'll block all robocalls."