To answer your question regarding 499s and OCNs, foreign companies can acquire both. If you want to message me privately, I can give you the contact information of the person I refer foreign companies to. MARY LOU CAREY BackUP Telecom Consulting Office: 615-791-9969 Cell: 615-796-1111 On 2023-07-06 03:07 PM, Markus via VoiceOps wrote:
Am 04.07.2023 um 07:35 schrieb Paul Timmins:
What if I'm an European telecom operator and have US-based end-users (via SIP) who are calling to the US and who would like to signal their United States A-number to the called party?
What if I'm an European telecom operator and have Euro end-users (via SIP) who are calling to the US and who would like to signal their European A-number to the called party?
If I try to register here - https://authenticatereg.iconectiv.com/register - "Country: United States" is hard-coded.
Is there a way for Euro TSPs to get STIR/SHAKEN without creating a US entity/company just for this purpose?
I'm pretty sure it's the job of whoever is providing gateway services into the USA to sign the call, and that anyone in the STIR/SHAKEN system in the US has some sort of regulatory nexus here where they could be held legally responsible. It's all about finding a throat to choke if there's misconduct.
I asked iconectiv that question and now I have clarity:
Me: "I have some fundamental questions about STIR/SHAKEN: What if I'm an European telecom operator and have US-based end-users (via SIP) who are calling to the US and who would like to signal their United States A-number to the called party? -> Do we need to get a STIR/SHAKEN certificate? [...]"
iconectiv: "The revised SPC token Access Policy requires providers seeking to register with the STI-Policy Administrator (STI-PA) to: 1) Have a current form 499A on file with the FCC; 2) Have been assigned an Operating Company Number (OCN); [...]
Me: "Since registering as 499A and getting an own OCN is only possible for US companies, I figure getting a STIR/SHAKEN certificate through you is currently not possible for non-US companies. Is that correct?"
iconectiv: "That is correct."
The confusion also came from the fact that many non-US companies that registered in the Robocall Mitigation Database - https://fccprod.servicenowservices.com/rmd?id=rmd_listings - chose "Complete STIR/SHAKEN implementation" or "Partial STIR/SHAKEN implementation", which, unless they also have a US subsidiary, seems to be a lie. Probably they chose something that looked cool in the dropdown box, or were too lazy to develop a Robocall Mitigation Plan (this is what you gotta upload as DOCUMENT if you choose "No STIR/SHAKEN implementation". I also noticed some non-US companies just uploaded some random document to the database, like a high school report or just some random letters or words... so much about the quality of that database.
Good luck Markus _______________________________________________ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps at voiceops.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops