No, this is not correct. There have been several initiatives that the FCC as well as the FTC have done over the past 2 years. They gave permission to provider

No, this is not correct. There have been several initiatives that the FCC as well as the FTC have done over the past 2 years. They gave permission to providers to begin blocking unallocated numbers in 2017 which included IRS numbers and this reduced the number of IRS scam calls. Providers are not normally allowed to block calls so rules had to be formulated about when they could block calls like these. The FCC authorized wireless providers to take measures to block spam text messages in 2018. By the end of 2019, caller ID authentication is expected to be put in to use. The FCC cannot specify how providers are to implement a caller ID authentication system. An independent task force, the IETF, created an RFC for the STIR[1] and SHAKEN protocols to authenticate a caller's ID. These types of things have to take input from all involved parties and settle on a proposal after reviewing it and agreeing on it. The networks have agreed to implement it within their own networks first, at the behest of the FCC. This kind of system can't be implemented overnight and the FCC is not in a position to specify an implementation and force providers to use it. In addition there have been a number of prosecutions of companies, like ABC Hispana Inc[2]. However, it is difficult to prosecute offshore providers in noncompliant countries although the FCC is proposing rules to allow it to charge such companies regardless. [1] https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/stir/about/ https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/stir/about/ [2] https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings/152-3108/abc-hispana-inc-et-al https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings/152-3108/a...