Comcast Continues Lobbying in Support of Reassigned-Number Database Plan

An FCC-designated database of reassigned phone numbers, backed with safe harbor protections for those using it, would reduce the unwanted communications consumers get and the time and effort wasted by businesses mistakenly calling or texting those numbers, Comcast told aides to Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioner Brendan Carr, said a docket 17-59 filing, posted Thursday. The meeting was the latest Comcast support for the reassigned number database proposal (see 1807110022 and 1806080047).