Commission Takes More Action Against Scam Call Originators
As we reported previously, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) continues to take aggressive action to stanch the flow of illegal robocalling. On November 10, 2022, the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau issued a Public Notice pursuant to Section 64.1200(k)(4) — colloquially known as a “K4 Notice” — notifying all U.S.-based voice service providers that they may block voice calls or cease accepting traffic from Urth Access, LLC (“Urth”) without liability. According to the Public Notice, Urth was the originator of a substantial volume of apparently fraudulent student-loan-related robocalls. The K4 Notice warned voice service providers that continuing to accept or facilitate traffic from Urth may result in enforcement action being taken against them, including removal from the Robocall Mitigation Database, which would mean that intermediate and terminating providers could not accept traffic from the removed voice services providers. In conjunction with its K4 Notice, the Enforcement Bureau also issued a cease-and-desist letter to Urth, directing the company to investigate and, if necessary, cease transmitting illegal traffic and take any steps necessary to prevent its network from continuing to be a source of illegal robocalls. As in other cases, should Urth fail to comply with the cease-and-desist letter, the Enforcement Bureau may issue a subsequent order directing other providers to…
