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TL;DR
- The FCC is implementing stricter KYC rules for telecom service providers.
- Carriers may be penalized based on the number of spam calls originating from their networks.
- It is also cracking down on foreign manufacturers utilizing loopholes to sell equipment in the US.
Spam calls are a bane of our hyper-connected world, and the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking stricter steps to curb the menace of robocallers and illegal calls in the network.