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FCC bars providers for non-compliance with robocall protections

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379 points impish9208 | 8 comments | 25 Aug 25 16:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.869s | source | bottom
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SilverElfin ◴[25 Aug 25 17:13 UTC] No.45016170[source]▶
I get relentless text and phone spam calls - both robotic and with humans - from just a few voice over Internet platforms. Bandwidth.com, Neutral Tandem, and ALL the brands associated with Sinch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinch_AB) like Inteliquent. Many of these companies got cease and desist orders in the past from the FTC. It didn’t help anything. We need to see them fined, shut down, and executives jailed.
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1. charliebwrites ◴[25 Aug 25 17:43 UTC] No.45016549[source]▶
How would one discover which VOIP providers are the source of calls?
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2. Evidlo ◴[25 Aug 25 18:02 UTC] No.45016786[source]▶
I wrote a little tool which can do lookups: https://github.com/evidlo/nanpa_lookup

There's no free source of this information anywhere. The only affordable option is telcodata.us

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3. hnuser123456 ◴[25 Aug 25 18:03 UTC] No.45016811[source]▶
Just hack into SS7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVyu7NB7W6Y
4. throwitawayfam ◴[25 Aug 25 21:12 UTC] No.45019096[source]▶
What do you do when these lookups return the company that owns the number but the company says that they are not in control of the number? E.g, I have one number that keeps harassing me that reports as Verizon but Verizon says they have not been with Verizon since 2024.

Also great tool, thank you

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5. paulv ◴[25 Aug 25 22:51 UTC] No.45020122[source]▶
Did you get the data in the db from telcodata.us?
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6. SilverElfin ◴[26 Aug 25 00:29 UTC] No.45020859[source]▶
https://freecarrierlookup.com/

There are other sites like this. And then you can use the carrier info, go to that platform‘s website, and submit an abuse complaint through their form. But all they will do is possibly block that one spammer from contacting your phone number while continuing to allow the spammer to operate. And of course they have other spammers as customers.

Better option is to skip their abuse form and send complaints to your state’s AG, to the FTC website, and FCC website. They’ll ask for a lot of info but I think it helps them identify the problematic companies.

You can also forward spam texts to 7726 (“SPAM”) in the US, and your carrier will use that info to take action.

7. Evidlo ◴[31 Aug 25 01:58 UTC] No.45079651{3}[source]▶
Try searching directly on telcodata.us: https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-detail
8. Evidlo ◴[31 Aug 25 01:59 UTC] No.45079655{3}[source]▶
Yes, but its 3 years old and slightly stripped down.