Testing of Caller Authentication Standards 'Well Underway,' Say ATIS, Neustar

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions and Neustar said testing of caller authentication standards “is well underway” and 19 telecom companies signed on to tests in the ATIS testbed. “This industry interoperability testing is taking place through a virtualized testbed and software implementation at a facility exclusively hosted by the Neustar Trust Lab,” said in a Tuesday news release. The testbed was launched to support efforts of the Industry Robocall Strike Force (see 1610260053) to curb unwanted robocalls, a news release said. On Monday, FCC Chief of Staff Matthew Berry said curbing illegal and unwanted robocalls is a top FCC consumer focus (see 1709180015). ATIS said participation in the testbed shows commitment to the Secure Telephone Identity Revisited Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using toKENs approach to call authentication. “The growing number and variety of participants using the testbed -- communications service providers, network manufacturers, solution vendors and government agencies -- speaks to the urgency and the industry’s overall commitment to combatting unwanted robocalling and caller fraud,” said Hank Skorny, Neustar senior vice president.