VON Seeks Reconsideration of Robocall Database Foreign Provider Rules

The Voice on the Net Coalition asked the FCC to grant the “widely-supported” petitions for reconsideration that it and CTIA filed seeking additional comments on the deadline for carriers to block calls originating from foreign service providers that aren’t in the robocall mitigation database. The potential number of uncompleted calls “should be more of a concern” than “speculative illegal robocalls” from foreign carriers, VON said in an ex parte letter posted Monday in docket 17-97. VON said it also supports AT&T’s request for a six-month extension for foreign providers to register with the database (see 2108040075).