{"id":22940,"date":"2023-05-12T05:31:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T05:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9b85ad2f-2461-4af6-9bfb-ab70c1b12be412"},"modified":"2023-05-12T05:31:06","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T05:31:06","slug":"fcc-blocks-robocall-middleman-one-eye-from-future-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/fcc-blocks-robocall-middleman-one-eye-from-future-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC blocks robocall middleman One Eye from future campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fcc-blocks-robocall-middleman-one-eye-from-future-campaigns.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today <span class=\"waslinkname\">ordered<\/span> voice service providers to block the global gateway provider One Eye. The FCC says the company, which serves as an \u201con-ramp\u201d to US phone networks from outside the country, enabled robocall scams like impersonating a major financial institution and calls about bogus \u201cpreauthorized orders\u201d placed in consumers\u2019 names. The Biden administration\u2019s FCC has <span class=\"waslinkname\">focused on<\/span> increasing its ability to <span class=\"waslinkname\">enforce<\/span> robocalls. \u201cThis company \u2014 what\u2019s left of it \u2014 will now have a place in robocall history,\u201d said FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. \u201cWe can and will continue to shut off providers that help scammers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s order is the culmination of an escalating series of actions by the FCC to stop One Eye from facilitating shady robocall campaigns. First, the agency cited the company\u2019s predecessor, PZ\/Illum Telecommunication, for transmitting illegal robocalls. Then, in a cease-and-desist letter <span class=\"waslinkname\">sent<\/span> in February, the FCC\u2019s Enforcement Bureau warned the newly minted One Eye that its rebranding wouldn\u2019t help it avoid consequences while alerting it that a failure to comply would lead to a permanent block. (On the same day, it <span class=\"waslinkname\">cautioned<\/span> US voice providers about One Eye\u2019s activity.) Finally, it <span class=\"waslinkname\">sent<\/span> an \u201cinitial determination order\u201d in April, another step toward the block it ultimately issued today.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"end-legacy-contents\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The FCC\u2019s statement doesn\u2019t specify where One Eye\u2019s headquarters are. The February cease-and-desist letter was addressed to a registered LLC in Delaware, but that could merely be a US branch of a global operation based elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>The block has teeth thanks to the FCC\u2019s Gateway Provider Order <span class=\"waslinkname\">issued<\/span> in May 2022. It laid out a new list of requirements for companies routing foreign calls to the US, including (among others) caller ID authentication using the STIR \/ SHAKEN framework, submitting certification plans, responding to traceback requests within 24 hours and blocking illegal traffic when notified by the FCC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Enforcement Bureau team has built a fair, transparent, but tough process by which we can essentially shut down access to U.S. communications networks by companies such as One Eye that are targeting consumers with illegal robocalls,\u201d said Enforcement Bureau Chief Loyaan Egal. \u201cToday\u2019s action demonstrates another cutting-edge tool in our robocall enforcement options and represents a landmark date in our efforts to protect consumers from scam calls.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today ordered voice service providers to block the global gateway provider One Eye. The FCC says the company, which serves as an \u201con-ramp\u201d to US phone networks from outside the country, enabled robocall scams like impersonating a major financial institution and calls about bogus \u201cpreauthorized orders\u201d placed in consumers\u2019 names. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22941,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"hashtags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22940"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22940"},{"taxonomy":"hashtags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtags?post=22940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}