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Comments on Private Led Traceback Efforts Due Nov. 13

On July 26, 2023, the FCC released a Public Notice announcing that the Enforcement Bureau (“Bureau”) seeks information on the state of private-led traceback efforts of suspected robocalls from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2023 for the Commission’s annual report. Submissions are due by November 13, 2023.

The Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (“TRACED Act”) requires that the Commission annually seek information from voice service providers and the registered consortium (the Traceback Group) on private-led efforts to trace back the source of suspected unlawful robocalls and issue an annual report on the status of those efforts by December 30 each year.  The report must contain the following information:

  1. A description of private-led efforts to trace back the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls by the registered consortium and the actions taken by the registered consortium to coordinate with the Commission;
  2. A list of voice service providers identified by the registered consortium that participated in private-led efforts to trace back the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls through the registered consortium;
  3. A list of each voice service provider that received a request from the registered consortium to participate in private-led efforts to trace back the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls and refused to participate, as identified by the registered consortium;
  4. The reason, if any, each voice service provider identified by the registered consortium provided for not participating in private-led efforts to trace back the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls; and
  5. A description of how the Commission may use the information provided to the Commission by voice service providers or the registered consortium that have participated in private-led efforts to trace back the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls in the enforcement efforts by the Commission.

Parties interested in filing a response must do so by November 13, 2023.  Filers may seek confidential treatment if they wish to include confidential information in their response.

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