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Be Careful, Those Political Texts Could Be a Scam

Kim Baldonado of NBC 4 LA reports on political text messaging fraud. She warns that scammers pose as political candidates or campaigns and use this ruse to get money and personal information from voters. In an interview, iconectiv’s Senior Vice President, George Cray, explains how consumers can protect themselves – listing red flags to watch out for. For example, Cray warns that text messages sent from an unknown 10-digit number asking for personal information are likely from fraudsters.
Oct 21, 2022
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Telecom heroes unite! – iconectiv joining forces with a legion of fraud fighters

In this post, CFCA encourages their members to identify themselves as a trusted communications superhero. Learn how the Fraud Fighters and Identification Verifiers can protect consumers’ money and identity with the help of iconectiv’s tools TruNumber Protect, PortData Validate, TruReach Certify and TruReach Intel.
Sep 30, 2022
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CSPs look to ramp up revenues with origin-based rating

In this report, Vanilla Plus explores how communications service providers will achieve trust and benefit from origin-based rating. This article highlights how to take advantage of the substantial revenue opportunity from OBR by using iconectiv’s TruNumber Protect.
Sep 21, 2022
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Why Rich Call Data is Key for Thwarting Fraudsters and Building Consumer Trust

In a world where consumers are more reluctant than ever to answer calls from unknown numbers, Rich Call Data (RCD) helps legitimate businesses separate themselves from fraudsters and spammers by allowing those businesses to share their name, logo and why they’re calling. This crucial process is done through Registered Caller, a centralized phone number registry developed by iconectiv and CTIA with input from various experts, service providers and industry leaders.
Sep 8, 2022
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Well done, Fraud Fighter. I Now Promote You to Superhero of Trusted Communications

Exactly how do you explain your telecom fraud fighter job to someone at a cocktail party? That’s a tough task!  The trouble is it may take time to explain the context – describe how telecom services are delivered and paid for, then show how criminals steal money by corrupting the process. A faster path is to use an analogy and say, “My job is be a kind of detective of crimes committed against telecom providers.” That analogy works, but iconectiv has come up with an even better one.  …
Aug 19, 2022
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iconectiv launches Trusted Communications Superhero campaign

The way in which consumers and businesses communicate and how societies operate is a key reason why companies are anticipated to spend US$2.8 trillion on digital transformation globally by 2025. A new infographic from iconectiv breaks down the various obstacles that the communications industry faces and the special powers each of these superheroes possess to combat these challenges.
Aug 1, 2022
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Changing your cell phone company without changing your number is now a right

With the development of mobile telephony, cell phone users in Argentina are increasingly using their mobile phones and telephone number as an identifier. That’s why it’s important that consumers are allowed the option to seamlessly change service providers while keeping their original phone number. iconectiv was recently included in an Argentine news article as a trusted number portability authority. iconectiv is proud to offer number portability in over 20 countries across the globe, including Argentina.
May 2, 2022

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Consumer Threats in Technology and Connected Device Risks to be discussed at Communications Summit

iconectiv will present a pair of security focused presentations at IEEE ComSoc International Communications Quality and Reliability Workshop (CQR) in Naples, Fl.
May 10, 2017
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Global Fraud and Security Leaders to Join Forces in Miami to Identify and Combat Network Fraud

iconectiv will host and play a highly visible role during three days of workgroup collaboration between some the world’s leading network security and anti-fraud experts during GSM Association’s (GSMA) Fraud and Security Group (FASG) meeting in Miami, FL.
May 8, 2017
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CTIA Cybersecurity Summit 2017 Featuring Top Government and Telecom Leaders to Address Current Cyber Threats and Solutions

A stellar group of top U.S. federal and telecommunications leaders will present their perspectives on fighting the nation’s latest cyber threats at the CTIA Cybersecurity Summit 2017 this Thursday, April 27 at the Newseum in Washington D.C.
Apr 25, 2017
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Thailand to Continue Benefiting from Flexible Mobile Number Portability when switching Service Providers

iconectiv announced it will continue expanding its numbering services in Asia, including a 5 year extension to its successful number portability operations in Thailand.
Apr 20, 2017
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iconectiv Reaches a Milestone as the Secure Number Portability Provider for Greece

Greece’s EETT reports over 10 million Greek resident telephone numbers have been ported successfully since 2004.
Apr 18, 2017
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Latest iconectiv Executive Hire to Drive Telecom Expansion into Global Markets

iconectiv has added international business expert, Peter Ford, to its executive roster as Regional Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). This latest high-level appointment reflects iconectiv’s ambitious expansion strategy into international markets.
Apr 5, 2017
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Latest Innovations for Enhancing Customer Engagement and Satisfaction to Be Highlighted at 2017 PACE Show

Those attending the 2017 Professional Association for Customer Engagement (PACE) Convention and Expo this week in Tampa, Fla. will discover new ways to enhance modern customer engagement and the customer experience from iconectiv.
Apr 3, 2017