Foreign Providers Face Robocall Database Issues: AT&T

AT&T told FCC Wireline Bureau staff that some international service providers experienced issues when trying to register in the robocall mitigation database, said an ex parte letter posted Wednesday in docket 17-97. It said that some international providers were rejected when submitting a request for the federal registration system and that secure telephone identity revisited (Stir) and signature-based handling of asserted information using tokens (Shaken) implementation references in the instructions for robocall mitigation plan certification “are causing confusion” for some providers. Providers operating in embargoed countries are also blocked from accessing the database, AT&T said, noting it backed a six-month extension for foreign voice service providers to register.