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FCC urges stronger authentication and cross‑agency steps on robocalls, flags AI‑generated impersonations
Summary
Chairman Brendan Carr told the Appropriations subcommittee the FCC is expanding STIR/SHAKEN authentication, strengthening traceback and working with the FTC and state attorneys general to address illegal robocalls and emerging AI‑generated voice scams, which lawmakers said are increasingly costly to victims.
WASHINGTON — House members and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr focused renewed attention on illegal robocalls and emerging AI‑generated impersonation scams during the appropriations hearing, pressing the agency on what tools and authorities it needs to stop scams that can cause sizable financial losses to consumers.
Carr described a two‑track strategy: improving system‑level call authentication and permitting carriers broader authority to block calls at the network edge. "It's called STIRSHAKEN," Carr said, describing the call…
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