OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- USA Digital Communications, Inc. announced
today its ongoing support of the FCC initiatives to combat unwanted
robocalling. USA
Digital is committed to protecting its customers from fraudulent
and unwanted robocalls.
A robocall is a machine generated call that uses recordings or
other artificial intelligence rather than a human to
communicate. According to YouMail's Robocall Index,
October 2019 alone saw a record 5.7
billion robocalls.
While there are legitimate purposes for robocalls, such as
alerts & notifications, payment reminders, and many
telemarketing campaigns; it has been reported that 47% of robocalls
are fraudulent or scams. By far, the largest number of complaints
received in 2019 by the FCC was about robocalls. To
combat these unwanted calls, the FCC has pushed for the industry to
adopt a set of call authentication standards called STIR/SHAKEN,
acronyms standing for Secure Telephone Identity Revisited (STIR)
and Signature-based Handling of Asserted Information using toKENs
(SHAKEN).
"USA Digital is actively
engaged in creating the proper infrastructure and analytics
required to fully implement and comply with the STIR/SHAKEN
initiative," said Richard Costello,
CEO of USA Digital. "We are
committed to creating an environment which will allow our customers
to confidently process legitimate telephone calls and, at the same
time, assist in combating fraudulent activity. We believe our
business customers will benefit from the new level of trust this
initiative provides."
While the telecommunications industry still has many
implementation details yet to be resolved; USA Digital remains at the forefront of this
initiative, both in spirit and in investment.
About USA
Digital
Trusted for over 20 years, USA Digital fulfills data and voice
communications needs including advanced routing, security, and
disaster recovery services to commercial and wholesale businesses.
Customers include companies in the finance, healthcare and
insurance sectors, and other large and medium enterprises.
Additionally, USAD provides specialized services to regional LECs
and CLECs, conference calling providers and call centers. USAD
supports its customers with a geo-diverse network which is
comprised of TDM and VoIP and is redundantly connected to its
physical data centers and its cloud-based infrastructure.
USAD is ideally suited for customers who rely on toll free services
and who require strong business continuity. For more information,
visit USAD.com.
Contact:
Donna Costello
Marketing
877-525-0614
dcostello@usad.com
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