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B-335434 Jul 24, 2023 1 (2023-07-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaooyt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-335434 July 24, 2023 The Honorable Maria Cantwell Chair The Honorable Ted Cruz Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers Chair The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Federal Communications Commission: Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls, Call Authentication Trust Anchor Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) entitled Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls, Call Authentication Trust Anchor (FCC 23-37). We received the rule on May 22, 2023. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on July 10, 2023. 88 Fed. Reg. 43446. The effective date is January 8, 2024, except for the amendments to 47 C.F.R. § 64.6305(d)(2)(ii) and (iii), (e)(2)(ii), and (f)(2)(iii) (amendatory instruction 5), which are delayed indefinitely. The amendments to 47 C.F.R. § 64.6305(d)(2)(ii) and (iii), (e)(2)(ii), and (f)(2)(iii) will become effective following publication of a document in the Federal Register announcing approval of the information collection and the relevant effective date. According to FCC, this final rule expands several rules previously adopted for Gateway Providers to other categories of voice service providers and modifies or removes existing rules consistent with these changes. Specifically, FCC stated that the rule requires all domestic voice service providers to respond to traceback requests from FCC, civil and criminal law enforcement, and the industry traceback consortium within 24 hours of receipt of the request. FCC also stated that the rule requires originating providers to block substantially similar traffic when FCC notifies the provider of illegal traffic, or risk FCC requiring all providers immediately downstream to block all of that provider's traffic. FCC stated further that this rule is consistent with the rule for Gateway Providers, and requires Non-Gateway Intermediate or Terminating Providers that receive such a notice to promptly inform FCC that it is not the originating or Gateway Provider for the identified traffic, identify the upstream provider(s) from which it received the traffic, and, if possible, take lawful steps to mitigate the traffic. Furthermore, FCC explained that the rule requires all voice service providers to take reasonable and effective steps to ensure that the immediate upstream provider is not using it to carry or process a high

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