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class=\"single-article__category\"> <a class=\"single-article__category-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/fcc-know-your-customer-supply-chain-security-rules\/\"> <span>Cybersecurity<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> The commission wants telecoms to do more to verify their callers and prevent illegal calls and scams from reaching Americans. <\/p>\n<p>  <br \/>\n<audio id=\"audio-player\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-tts-cdn.api.scpnewsgrp.com\/cyberscoop\/88819\/english.openai.mp3\"><\/audio> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>0:00<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"tts-tooltip\">Learn more.<\/span> <span> This feature uses an automated voice, which may result in occasional errors in pronunciation, tone, or sentiment. <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" 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https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fcc-tightens-kyc-rules-for-telecoms-closes-loophole-for-banned-foreign-services-5.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\"><figcaption> Brendan Carr, Chair of the Federal Communications Commission, said under current rules some telecoms \u201cdo the bare minimum\u201d to verify callers and have \u201cbecome complicit in illegal robocalling schemes.\u201d (Image Source: Getty) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"35.856395625297\"><body readability=\"72.941403026135\"><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Communications Commission approved new regulations Wednesday designed to crack down on robocalling, protect telecommunications networks from cyberattacks and further vet equipment-testing labs based overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioners unanimously passed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/document\/fcc-proposes-strengthening-know-your-customer-rules\">measure<\/a> to strengthen telecom companies\u2019 \u201cKnow Your Customer\u201d requirements for verifying callers\u2019 identities. Among the potential solutions being considered are requiring telecoms to verify a customer\u2019s name, address, government ID and alternative phone numbers prior to enabling their service.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement ahead of the vote, FCC Chair Brendan Carr said that under current rules some telecoms \u201cdo the bare minimum\u201d to verify callers and have \u201cbecome complicit in illegal robocalling schemes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we have continued to investigate the problem of illegal robocalls over the last year, it has become clear that some originating providers are not doing enough to vet their customers, allowing bad actors to infiltrate our U.S. phone networks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Current rules require telecoms to take \u201caffirmative, effective\u201d measures to verify callers and block illegal calls, but in practice this system has <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/fcc-carr-stir-shaken-voip-legacy-networks-telecommunications-cybersecurity\/\">largely relied on self-attestation<\/a> from the companies. Because a single call can traverse multiple networks, carriers must also often rely on identity verification performed by other telecoms.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the telecom that transmitted thousands of false robocalls imitating then-President Joe Biden during the 2024 New Hampshire presidential primary initially reported to the FCC that they had the highest level of confidence in the identity of those using the phone numbers. That turned out to be false, as the robocallers spoofed a well-known former state Democratic Party official.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the commission is also interested in finding ways to better enforce Know Your Customer rules, including tying penalties to the number of illegal calls that were placed.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1999, the FCC has traditionally granted blanket authorization for domestic carriers to operate interstate telecommunications services within U.S. borders. Another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/document\/fcc-targets-covered-list-entities-blanket-sec-214-authorizations\">rule<\/a> passed by the commission today would formally end that practice for foreign companies on the FCC\u2019s covered entity list. <\/p>\n<p>The list bans a small number of foreign companies based in Russia or China from selling their equipment in the U.S. on national security grounds, but Carr said equipment from those companies often wind up in U.S. products by providing services that don\u2019t fall under the current legal definition of international telecommunications authority.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Commissioner Olivia Trusty, who helped lead the development of the rule, said cybersecurity threats facing telecom networks today \u201cexceed those of any recent era\u201d and that updates must be made to modernize and harden networks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn response to these growing hostilities, it is imperative that we re-examine policies that permit access to U.S. networks to ensure that frameworks originally designed to promote economic growth are not exploited in ways that jeopardize our national and economic security,\u201d Trusty said in a statement after the vote passed.<\/p>\n<p>The FCC also passed a third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/document\/fcc-targets-device-test-labs-nations-without-reciprocal-agreements\">measure<\/a> that would refuse to recognize any testing or equipment lab based overseas that does not have a reciprocity agreement in place with U.S.-based labs. The rule builds off efforts last year to prohibit telecoms from relying on testing and certification labs that are owned or operated by foreign adversarial countries like China or Russia, which led to the FCC withdrawing or denying certification of 23 overseas labs.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.4526315789474\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"13\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fcc-tightens-kyc-rules-for-telecoms-closes-loophole-for-banned-foreign-services-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Derek B. Johnson\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Derek B. Johnson<\/h4>\n<p> Derek B. Johnson is a reporter at CyberScoop, where his beat includes cybersecurity, elections and the federal government. Prior to that, he has provided award-winning coverage of cybersecurity news across the public and private sectors for various publications since 2017. 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The commission unanimously passed two new proposed regulations to crack down on foreign call centers and robocallers. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\" readability=\"1.8893617021277\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/fcc-votes-to-crack-down-on-robcallers-foreign-call-centers\/\"> FCC pushes new rules to crack down on robocallers, foreign call centers <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p> Two measures aim to make it harder for robocallers to obtain valid U.S. phone numbers and pressure companies to onshore call center services. <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. 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Dan Sullivan (R-AK) after attending the presentation of the Commander-in-Chief trophy in the East Room of the White House March 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump presented the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the Navy Midshipmen football team, the winner of the 2025 Army-Navy football game. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/fcc-bans-foreign-routers-critics-warn-about-supply-chain\/\"> Critics call FCC router rule a \u2018big swing\u2019 that could create more supply chain uncertainty <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. Johnson <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/fcc-finalizes-new-penalties-for-robocall-violators\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"261\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fcc-tightens-kyc-rules-for-telecoms-closes-loophole-for-banned-foreign-services-4.jpg?resize=261%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fcc-tightens-kyc-rules-for-telecoms-closes-loophole-for-banned-foreign-services-8.jpg 2954w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fcc-tightens-kyc-rules-for-telecoms-closes-loophole-for-banned-foreign-services-8.jpg?resize=300,193 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fcc-tightens-kyc-rules-for-telecoms-closes-loophole-for-banned-foreign-services-8.jpg?resize=768,495 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fcc-tightens-kyc-rules-for-telecoms-closes-loophole-for-banned-foreign-services-8.jpg?resize=1024,660 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fcc-tightens-kyc-rules-for-telecoms-closes-loophole-for-banned-foreign-services-8.jpg?resize=1536,990 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fcc-tightens-kyc-rules-for-telecoms-closes-loophole-for-banned-foreign-services-8.jpg?resize=2048,1320 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fcc-tightens-kyc-rules-for-telecoms-closes-loophole-for-banned-foreign-services-8.jpg?resize=600,387 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fcc-tightens-kyc-rules-for-telecoms-closes-loophole-for-banned-foreign-services-8.jpg?resize=261,168 261w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fcc-tightens-kyc-rules-for-telecoms-closes-loophole-for-banned-foreign-services-8.jpg?resize=523,337 523w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fcc-tightens-kyc-rules-for-telecoms-closes-loophole-for-banned-foreign-services-8.jpg?resize=1047,675 1047w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fcc-tightens-kyc-rules-for-telecoms-closes-loophole-for-banned-foreign-services-8.jpg?resize=1308,843 1308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> DEK: The regulations, put in place after President Joe Biden\u2019s voice was cloned, imposes $10,000 fines on telecoms that file false or late caller information. 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