FCC Approves New Rules To Aid in Tracking Threatening Phone Calls

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In response to concerns about threatening phone calls targeting schools, religious centers and other organizations, the Federal Communications Commission voted to allow law enforcement authorities – under specific circumstances –to access blocked caller ID information when needed to identify and thwart threatening callers. The Commission’s action creates an exemption to a rule prohibiting carriers from disclosing blocked caller ID information. Threatened organizations will no longer need to get a waiver from the rule on a case-by-case basis, enabling quicker investigation of threatening calls.


FCC Approves New Rules To Aid in Tracking Threatening Phone Calls FCC votes to give police power to track phone threats (The Hill)