Comments in FCC’s Robotexting NPRM Due Nov. 10

Comments are due Nov. 10, replies Nov. 25, in the FCC’s NPRM (docket 21-402) to require wireless providers to block texts “at the network level” that purport to be from invalid, unallocated or unused numbers, plus numbers on a Do-Not-Originate list, said a notice in Tuesday’s Federal Register. The FCC is seeking comment (see 2209270070) “on the extent to which spoofing is a problem” for text messaging and what things the commission can do “to encourage providers to identify and block texts that appear to come from spoofed numbers,” it said. The agency also wants to know about the practicality of “applying caller ID authentication standards” to text messaging, it said. Wireless carriers and other texting service providers "should monitor and participate in the proceeding because the outcome will directly affect them by requiring many to upgrade their technology and change some of their operational practices," blogged the Cooley law firm. "Businesses that send out automatic text messages to consumers may be affected if the technology or methods used to deliver these messages is restricted or banned."