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Presumably they have https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interconnect_agreement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interconnect_agreement arrangements with the big telecom
by btilly 7y ago
Presumably they have https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interconnect_agreement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interconnect_agreement arrangements with the big telecoms. And by law, the big telecoms have no choice but to accept that and carry their calls.
If they choose to source calls from scammers, and lie about the phone number, by the agreement the big telecoms have to pretend to believe them.
The solution is either to change the law, or to penalize scammer enablers. The government is choosing the latter approach.
I wish them luck, but I am cynical about how this will turn out.
- munk-a 7y agoI am glad they're not jumping straight to the first approach - that seems much shadier to me and a way for the Telcos to start forcing more fees on external carriers. Giving them the power to cut off call carrying unless the partner agrees to audits and other expenditures (like customer list sharing) for "security reasons". There are legitimate issues here, but the first option seems like throwing out the baby with the bathwater.