Read more: CNET's interview with FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel You may still get spam calls for free trips or fake notices that your student loan payment is overdue. But it only stops robocalls on one avenue - it's not the means to an end. By verifying each call, carriers can reduce the number of fake or spoofed calls. Stir/Shaken verifies all incoming and outgoing calls for wireless carriers that are routed through their networks. This year alone Americans are expected to get over 52 billion robocalls, according to YouMail, a company specializing in blocking robocalls.Įarlier this year, the Federal Communications Commission aimed to wrangle the robocall problem by requiring major wireless carriers to start using Stir/Shaken technology. Spam calls have been an annoyance for years now, especially in the US. But no matter what the calls say, one thing is for sure: They need to stop. Some even threaten you with jail time over not paying your taxes or student loans. Although sometimes robocalls look to be from authentic phone numbers, they leave intimidating messages claiming to be from your bank, the IRS or other government agencies. No matter if you own an iPhone or an Android, you've probably experienced at least one pesky spam call. You should have started to see a reduction in robocalls, or at the least, have a better idea of who's calling you.
