USTelecom Industry Traceback Group Reaches 2,600 Tracebacks in 2022

USTelecom's Industry Traceback Group initiated more than 2,600 tracebacks in 2022 to date, a nearly 20% increase from 2020. The group said its tracebacks "identified 146 providers as U.S.-based originating providers, 682 providers as foreign-based originating providers, and 145 providers as the U.S. point of entry," in a letter posted Monday in docket 20-195. It also began tracing illegal robocall campaigns this year targeting Mandarin and Spanish speakers. The group urged the FCC to "continue its work with federal and state law enforcement partners to bring aggressive enforcement against robocallers" and "voice service providers responsible for the illegal robocall problem."