Caller ID Spoofing

23 06 2008

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Check this link out..

Caller ID Spoofing

It is about originator who falsify its ph nbr and name and the false name and ph nbr show up on Caller ID.     The link explains very clearly of this issue, and also gave tips.   It is worth reading and sweet and short.

eyes open & thumbs up,

Ed B
RT Admin.



Telephone Number System for VRS

9 06 2008

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Wow – there is an intense lobbying by VRS providers and Number Service companies to the FCC that their "proposals" are best.

NeuStar #1

Interesting point by NeuStar that "path" of the video phone distributed video relay service will go thru even if another VRS provider is chosen as a default is seen as a virtue; that is, has added benefits if this is done.   NeuStar and HOVRS/GA proposals meet that.  

NeuStar #2

This is an interesting powerpoint comparison.

Sorenson PowerPoint

Makes case for NeuStar and HOVRS/GA Proposals focusing on ATIS recommendations. 

Long List of Comments 

For those who want to read long list of comments, go to this website, on right column click to "search for filed comment"  #1 type "03-123" and on #7 type dates from "03/01/2008" and type to "06/08/2008"  and you will get a long list of comments from various individuals, companies, etc. 

If you are curious which proposals I support.    What I look for is what is best for consumer; by that, I mean consumers should be able to have all the features of telephone system like video mail, caller id, etc., and after that I look for what is most seamless, least infrastructure changes, and minimum federal regulations added.  My vote would go to NeuStar and HOVRS/GA proposals.   On the paper, CSDVRS’s ONS proposal looks good, but in practice requires lot of changes -  substantive changes would be needed for VRS providers and the FCC would have to create new regulations.  In addition, I would want a system that will flow with the emerging future technologies, NeuStar best meets that need and so does HOVRS/GA. 

NeuStar proposals emulate VoIP system which is carrier-based, HOVRS/GA very similar except that one central number database service (in this case, they used DASH as an example), and ONS starts from scratch – actually the 800 number that CSDVRS give to VRS users is based on ONS technology.

Also, we would want majority of VRS providers and other number database service companies willing to cooperate, and that seems to be either NeuStar and HOVRS/GA.  

eyes open & thumbs up,

Ed B