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 a long story that I'm not going to share publicly since we are working 
with the FCC on those filings, but we have paid iconnectiv fees based on
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        <a style="color:#485664 
!important;padding-right:6px;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none 
!important;" href="mailto:voiceops@voiceops.org" moz-do-not-send="true">Dave
 Russo via VoiceOps</a></div>   <div 
style="display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;width:48%;text-align:
 right;">     <font color="#909AA4"><span style="padding-left:6px">December
 10, 2024 at 3:23 PM</span></font></div>    </div></div><div 
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 style="font-family:Arial;">I was under the impression that you need to 
have a current 499 filing to (1) become STIR/SHAKEN certified and (2) 
pay the fee each year based on the company's most recent reported 499 
revenue?<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div 
style="font-family:Arial;">How is Atheral able to operate as a 
STIR/SHAKEN compliant provider with 5 years of missing 499 filings? Are 
they paying the fee based on their 2019 revenue?<br></div><div 
style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">-dr</div><div
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 style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div>
<br><fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset><br><div>_______________________________________________<br>VoiceOps
 mailing list<br><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:VoiceOps@voiceops.org">VoiceOps@voiceops.org</a><br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops</a><br></div>

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!important;padding-right:6px;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none 
!important;" href="mailto:voiceops@voiceops.org" moz-do-not-send="true">Mary
 Lou Carey via VoiceOps</a></div>   <div 
style="display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;width:48%;text-align:
 right;">     <font color="#909AA4"><span style="padding-left:6px">December
 10, 2024 at 3:07 PM</span></font></div>    </div></div><div 
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<p>The requirements for RMD changed and you now need to add a lot more 
information. You only have 14 days to respond to the FCC, but MAKE SURE 
YOU FILE YOUR 499 CONFIDENTIALLY! We have already learned of incidents 
where scammers got ahold of company information and attempted to get the
 company's underlying carriers to change the IP addresses for their SIP 
trunks so they could hijack their network. We've brought this to the 
attention of the FBI and FCC, but the FCC's only offer was to file them 
confidentially. I personally think they're asking for way too much 
information and stupid to allow anyone's information to be listed on a 
public site, but until they fix the problem its up to carriers 
themselves to make sure their information is secure.</p>
<p>Ashley (with Equitel Compliance) and I (BackUP Telecom can help 
anyone that needs to update their RMDs or get STIR/SHAKEN certified. </p>
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<p><span>MARY LOU CAREY </span><br><span>BackUP Telecom Consulting </span><br><span>Office:
 615-791-9969 </span><br><span>Cell: 615-796-1111</span></p>
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<p>On 2024-12-10 03:42 PM, Dave Russo via VoiceOps wrote:</p>



<br><fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset><br><div>_______________________________________________<br>VoiceOps
 mailing list<br><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:VoiceOps@voiceops.org">VoiceOps@voiceops.org</a><br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops</a><br></div>

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        <a style="color:#485664 
!important;padding-right:6px;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none 
!important;" href="mailto:voiceops@voiceops.org" moz-do-not-send="true">Dave
 Russo via VoiceOps</a></div>   <div 
style="display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;width:48%;text-align:
 right;">     <font color="#909AA4"><span style="padding-left:6px">December
 10, 2024 at 2:42 PM</span></font></div>    </div></div><div 
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style="font-family:Arial;">Here is the FCC order & list mentioned: <a
 href="https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-24-1235A1.pdf" 
moz-do-not-send="true">https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-24-1235A1.pdf</a><br></div><div
 style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">Also
 somewhat related, I'm curious how some companies that claim to be 
STIR/SHAKEN compliant and are listed on iconectiv's authorized provider 
list get away with not being fully FCC compliant?<br></div><div 
style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">For
 example when we were looking for a new provider it came to my attention
 that Atheral is 5 years behind on its FCC 499 filings... Looks like it 
last filed in 2019: <a 
href="https://apps.fcc.gov/cgb/form499/499detail.cfm?FilerNum=832820" 
rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://apps.fcc.gov/cgb/form499/499detail.cfm?FilerNum=832820</a><br></div><div
 style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">Does
 this mean it can get shut down any time the FCC decides to do that? 
Will resellers that use them be at risk of losing service or subject to 
some FCC action themselves?<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div
 style="font-family:Arial;">-dr<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div
 style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div>On Tue, Dec 10, 2024, at 2:17
 PM, Mike Hammett via VoiceOps wrote:<br></div><div 
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<br><fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset><br><div>_______________________________________________<br>VoiceOps
 mailing list<br><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:VoiceOps@voiceops.org">VoiceOps@voiceops.org</a><br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops</a><br></div>

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style="display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;width:49%;">
        <a style="color:#485664 
!important;padding-right:6px;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none 
!important;" href="mailto:voiceops@voiceops.org" moz-do-not-send="true">Mike
 Hammett via VoiceOps</a></div>   <div 
style="display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;width:48%;text-align:
 right;">     <font color="#909AA4"><span style="padding-left:6px">December
 10, 2024 at 2:17 PM</span></font></div>    </div></div><div 
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 style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color:
 #000000">How many of you are on the Robocall Mitigation Database 
naughty list that the FCC just sent out?<div><br></div><div>It'd be nice
 if they told you *WHY* your filing was deficient. Instead, they just 
generically list broad categories that you may or may not fit into.<br><br><div><span
 name="x"></span><br><br>-----<br>Mike Hammett<br>Intelligent Computing 
Solutions<br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ics-il.com">http://www.ics-il.com</a><br><br><br><br>Midwest Internet 
Exchange<br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.midwest-ix.com">http://www.midwest-ix.com</a><br><br><span name="x"></span><br></div><br></div></div>
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 mailing list<br><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:VoiceOps@voiceops.org">VoiceOps@voiceops.org</a><br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops</a><br></div>

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