Re: [VoiceOps] Requirements for SHAKEN service providers

2020-03-26 Thread Mary Lou Carey
So connecting the dots between all the FCC statements we know of...I think the following statements are still true: 1. A company can attest all their TNs (whether leased or owned) if they have a STIR/SHAKEN certificate, 2. Only those companies with a STIR/SHAKEN certificate can attest

Re: [VoiceOps] Coronavirus Traffic Patterns

2020-03-26 Thread Carlos Alvarez
Obamacare tripled the staff at both of the billing companies we serve, and doubled call volume. It legally requires billing within a certain timeframe, which also causes erroneous bills to go out, then they have to call customers and say "no not really wait for your second bill with a

Re: [VoiceOps] Coronavirus Traffic Patterns

2020-03-26 Thread Alex Balashov
Oh yeah. Medical billing is the one thing this country will not forget or neglect under any circumstances. That’s one thing we do really well - medically bill. After the thermonuclear Armageddon, cockroaches will remain, along with medical billing. And the PHP programming language. — Sent

Re: [VoiceOps] Coronavirus Traffic Patterns

2020-03-26 Thread Carlos Alvarez
Medical billing--exactly the same. "Elective" medicine like dental and small doctor's office--totally dead. Manufacturing--dead. Professional offices--normal. We saw a spike in traffic very early on, and now we're well below normal. On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 6:00 PM Darren Schreiber wrote: >

[VoiceOps] Requirements for SHAKEN service providers

2020-03-26 Thread Zilk, David
There are three requirements for a Service Provider to be included in the SHAKEN ecosystem: 1. Service Provider must have an OCN 2. Service Provider must have a current Form 499-A filed with the FCC 3. Service Provider must have direct access to telephone numbers from the

Re: [VoiceOps] Three Digit Numbers

2020-03-26 Thread Zilk, David
The vast majority of states obtain their Telecommunications Relay Services from one of two providers: Sprint and Hamilton Relay, with only a couple of states providing their own services. Sprint provides service to 36 states and has provided this list of the numbers that 7-1-1 should translate

Re: [VoiceOps] Three Digit Numbers

2020-03-26 Thread Zilk, David
The FCC provides this list of all the state relay service numbers. https://www.fcc.gov/general/telecommunications-relay-services-directory David From: Andy Brezinsky [mailto:a...@mbrez.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 8:40 PM To: Zilk, David ; voiceops@voiceops.org Subject: Re: [VoiceOps]