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There could be an unfortunate consequence of this: picking and choosing who's traffic to accept. Telcos generally operate as common carriers, meaning they have
by Nifty3929 3y ago
There could be an unfortunate consequence of this: picking and choosing who's traffic to accept. Telcos generally operate as common carriers, meaning they have to accept traffic from anybody. Obviously, that doesn't seem right when we don't like that traffic. But imagine if telcos could start deciding on their own which businesses they were willing to work with or deliver calls to. What if they could just cut off your business because they don't like what you're selling.
I'm not saying we're on the way there - this doesn't have to be a slippery slope. But it's something to keep in mind.
- jimbob45 3y agoIt’s high time we start prosecuting cold robocalls as harassment. We don’t need to fundamentally change the rules of the system to keep around pests that don’t provide a useful or necessary service.
- hn_throwaway_99 3y agoHow is this even relevant? This is specifically the FCC making the determination that One Owl sucks, not other telecoms.
- cirrus3 3y agoThat's why the FCC is there isn't it? I don't see how this leads to telcos making that choice on their own
- babypuncher 3y agoYou're right, which is why they needed the FCC to step in and explicitly allow Telcos to block this specific bad actor. The FCC exists to ensure all the Telcos play fairly, so it's up to them when actions like this are allowed to be taken.