Rosenworcel Circulates Proposal to Curb Illegal Robotexts
FCC acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel circulated a proposed rulemaking aimed at curbing illegal and unwanted robotexts, said a news release Monday. If adopted, the rulemaking would “explore steps to protect consumers from illegal robotexts, including network level blocking and applying…
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caller authentication standards to text messaging,” and require mobile wireless providers to block illegal text messages. “Ensuring the integrity” of texting “is vitally important,” Rosenworcel said: “It’s time we take steps to confront this latest wave of fraud and identify how mobile carriers can block these automated messages before they have the opportunity to cause any harm.”