Somos Talks to FCC About 'Right to Use' Approach to Preventing Robocalls

Somos representatives met with FCC staff on “the next steps” that the telecom industry can take to combat unwanted robocalls, said a filing this week in docket 17-59. Somos discussed how standards can be advanced “to ensure end-to-end verification of calls which would allow enterprises, and possibly later individuals, to exercise the Right to Use (RTU) their name, phone number, logo, and other identifying information, while making sure that those not authorized to use that information are prevented from doing so.”

“By incorporating provable delegation of RTU processes and vetting practices,” the company’s proposed framework “enables verified, privacy-protected interactions that safeguard against impersonation and robocall scams,” Somos said.