SIA Seeks Indefinite Stir/Shaken Deadlines for Some

Small satellite-based voice service providers face a big challenge in implementing Stir/Shaken, the Satellite Industry Association said Friday in FCC docket 20-68. It urged an indefinite extension of the deadline for small VSPs to comply with the Stir/Shaken mandate "given the challenging circumstances facing small satellite VSPs, combined with their unique economic, operational, and technical characteristics." SIA said they can't authenticate calls under the standard due to huge reliance on non-North American numbering plan resources for caller ID purposes.