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Businesses authorized to leverage number porting information

With the introduction of PortData Validate from iconectiv, authorized businesses can leverage telephone number porting data.
Sep 6, 2019
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iconectiv: Fighting Fraud in USA – STIR SHAKEN, Short Codes & Portability

MEF CEO Dario Betti speaks to Chris Drake, CTO of communications infrastructure specialist iconectiv about the USA communications market and how it is responding to the growing threat of telecoms fraud.
Aug 28, 2019
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STI-GA Executes iconectiv Contract as Secure Telephone Identity Policy Administrator

WASHINGTON, DC — The Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA) today announced the execution of the contract with iconectiv as the Secure Telephone Identity Policy Administrator (STI-PA), a critical role in industry efforts to mitigate illegal robocalling. As the STI-PA, iconectiv enforces the rules defined by the STI-GA to operationalize the SHAKEN (Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using toKENs) framework. SHAKEN provides a mechanism for service providers …
Aug 27, 2019
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Streamlining VNF onboarding to improve 5G network management

The latest release of international specifications to help build future software-based mobile networks has been published by the Linux Foundation in the latest version of the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP), and includes information services company iconectiv’s open source APIs for a new network functions virtualization (VNF) information service.  By combining industry-specific and service provider-specific verification…
Aug 27, 2019
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iconectiv launches PortData Validate platform

iconectiv, a subsidiary of Ericsson's Telcordia Technologies, launched PortData Validate, a platform that allows financial institutions, healthcare providers and other authorized businesses to leverage telephone number porting data as part of their assessment when verifying a customer’s identity, approving a transaction or disclosing information. The data, exclusively available from iconectiv or an authorized reseller of iconectiv’s PortData Validate service, is the nation’s only authorized…
Aug 22, 2019
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Marketing That Speaks for Itself

There is increasing crossover in the marketing techniques used for business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) communications.
Aug 8, 2019

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Law Enforcement and Public Safety Agencies Must Register immediately to maintain access to number portability data

iconectiv, the next Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for all U.S. regions, reminds law enforcement agencies and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) that would like to continue having access to number portability data to register with iconectiv immediately.
Jan 3, 2018
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Companies Must Register to Maintain access to Wireless Do Not Call Service Data

iconectiv reminds marketing organizations that rely on Intermodal Ported Telephone Number Identification Service, also known as the Wireless Do Not Call (WDNC) service, to register with iconectiv. The new service goes live and replaces the existing service on March 4, 2018.
Jan 3, 2018
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iconectiv, Infutor Help Brands Reduce Misdirected, Illegal Robotexts

Robust solutions to ensure brand communications reach  only opted-in customers, helping ensure TCPA compliance to avoid fines and lawsuits 
Dec 12, 2017
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Validating Caller ID - A Key Initiative to Keep Customers Answering Your Calls

Unscrupulous telemarketers continue to harass consumers with fraudulent robocalls and spoofed Caller IDs – a top source of FCC and FTC complaints over the past year that is increasing at an alarming rate.
Nov 1, 2017
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Illegal Robocalls and Caller ID Spoofing Escalate in the U.S.; Currently Number One Consumer Complaint to the FTC and FCC

Webinar to introduce new strategies to empower contact centers, telemarketers and other consumer engagement professionals to protect consumers and reduce fraud
Oct 23, 2017
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The Problem of Unwanted Calls in the Mobile Era Gets an Answer from Telecom Industry Leader in Video

The issue of unwanted phone calls is the top complaint registered with the FCC and FTC as consumers continue to have their lives disrupted day and night.
Oct 18, 2017
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Chile Telecom Industry Surpasses 11 Million Successfully Ported Telephone Numbers

Managed by a subsidiary of iconectiv since 2011, Chilean businesses and consumers have embraced convenience of number portability program
Oct 12, 2017