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On behalf of the 150,000 members of The National Grange, we applaud Comcast and AT&T for their joint efforts in working to address the issue of fraudulent robocalls.<\/p>\nOn behalf of the 150,000 members of The National Grange, we applaud Comcast and AT&T for their joint efforts in working to address the issue of fraudulent robocalls.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, the companies announced they have completed a successful cross-network test of a new system to authenticate caller ID numbers. The test used the new \u201cSHAKEN\u201d AND \u201cSTIR\u201d protocols, which aim to verify that numbers are not being spoofed. Once available to the public, the system will screen incoming calls by phone number to ensure the call is actually coming from the number shown. Calls that pass the test will show up as \u2018verified\u2019 and calls that are illegally spoofed will fail the test, and therefore show up as \u2018unverified.\u2019<\/p>\n
This marks an industry first for calls between separate providers and The National Grange applauds this step in the right direction in the broader effort to combat fraudulent robocalls.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"