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Banks and law‑enforcement press for telecom duty to block spoofed calls; carriers warn of technical limits
Summary
Sen. Tanya Storer's LB1082 would impose an affirmative duty on telecommunications providers to take reasonable steps to protect subscribers from unauthenticated calls and texts. Banks, law enforcement and consumer groups urged action; rural and national carriers warned the bill as drafted outpaces current STIR/SHAKEN and legacy network capabilities.
Sen. Tanya Storer opened the LB1082 hearing by framing caller‑ID spoofing as a major consumer‑fraud problem that begins upstream in telephone networks and can defeat bank and institutional protections. "This legislation requires telecommunications providers to take a reason to take reasonable steps to protect their subscribers from unwanted calls or text messages originating from unauthenticated phone numbers," Storer said, describing the bill as part of a broader "fraud‑free Nebraska" package.
Banking and consumer advocates gave the bill strong support. Paul Bender with the American Bankers Association and other bank witnesses said fraud‑losses are large and growing and argued telecoms must do more…
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