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title: "FCC Proposes New Rules to Protect Consumers From Illegal Robocalls, To Include a Safe Harbor for Blocked Calls that Fail Caller ID Authentication"
metaTitle: "FCC Prop Adds Safe Harbor for Blocked Calls"
slug: fcc-rules-blocked-call-safe-harbor
date: "2019-07-02T18:54:12-05:00"
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  src: "https://cdn.securelogix.dev/slx/images/undefined.webp"
sourcePublisher:
  name: Lexology
  url: bit.ly
sourceArticle:
  url: "https://bit.ly/2G0ARkO"
legacySlug: fcc-proposes-new-rules-to-protect-consumers-from-illegal-robocalls-to-include-a-safe-harbor-for-blocked-calls-that-fail-caller-id-authentication
tags: [Authentication, Call Authentication, Caller-ID Spoofing, FCC, STIR/SHAKEN]
status: published
---

July 2, 2019

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) has released a Declaratory Ruling and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on June 7, 2019 in an attempt to further protect consumers from illegal, including spoofed, robocalls. (Docket Nos. CG 17-59 and WC 17-97) The FCC clarifies that voice service providers may utilize “reasonable analytics” to identify and block robocalls on a default basis. At the same time, the FCC is proposing to adopt a rule mandating the implementation (for those voice providers who have not already voluntarily done so) of the industry’s SHAKEN/STIR Caller ID authentication and protections for critical calls, including calls to Public Safety Answer Points (“PSAPs”)...