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Friday, June 18...
FCC Announces Plans for Institutional Robocall Reporting Portal
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
adopted a new
rule which will establish "a formal system by which private entities like
hospitals or other institutions can provide information about suspected robocall
or spoofing campaigns directly to the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau." The goal of the
specialized reporting channel is to provide a way for vital public safety and
health entities to quickly and effectively report "concerning incidents,
including floods of robocalls like those that have been known to clog up
hospital phone lines." The new reporting portal is being made possible by the
Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act
(TRACED Act), and will collect information on phone numbers, call content, and
more. The FCC plans to then leverage the provided data to "pursue
investigations, work with partners like the Traceback Consortium to seek to cut
off a robocall campaign, work with other federal and/or state partners, and/or
work with the consumer affairs team to provide consumer protection support." No
specific date was announced for when this new portal may be available.
T-Mobile Expands First Responder Support with New Services, Devices
T-Mobile announced an expansion of its
Connecting Heroes program, a "10-year commitment to provide free service and 5G
access to first responder agencies--all public and non-profit state and local
fire, 911, police and EMS departments--saving them up to $7 billion." Among the
changes included in this expansion are support for preemption of consumer
services to allow faster and more reliable network access for first responders
through the company's
Wireless Priority Services (WPS) program; a new series of ruggedized
hotspots and smartphones designed to survive in the harsh environments often
faced by first responders; and an expansion of the discounts and free services
the company offers to first responder customers. The carrier claims that these
measures, combined with its " multi-year network hardening plan," make its
network read for all types of emergencies and natural disasters. Additional
information on these changes and T-Mobile's other efforts to support first
responders can be found within its
press release.
DISH Network Teams with Dell Technologies to Power its 5G Network
DISH Network announced a new partnership with
Dell Technologies to support the
launch of what it is calling the " first cloud-native, Open RAN-based 5G
network" in the US. Under the terms of the deal, Dell will provide the fledgling
network with "infrastructure foundation, powering devices, software and
solutions to help customers tap into the connectivity and business opportunities
made possible by the combination of 5G and edge computing." DISH expects the
provided hardware and services to eventually power 5G and edge use cases in
industries such as healthcare, education, government, retail, manufacturing,
banking and others. Specific deployment plans and joint development efforts are
covered in more detail with the companies'
press release.
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