USTelecom | The Broadband Association established the Industry Traceback Group (ITG) in 2015, the ITG has played a central and ever-growing role in the battle against illegal robocalls. This webinar will provide a background on traceback and ITG’s efforts to date, walk through what it means to “cooperate” with the ITG for purposes of the FCC’s new legal requirements, and highlight some of the ITG’s recent initiatives to scale traceback’s impact in stopping illegal robocalls.  Facilitators: Josh Bercu and Jessica Thompson, USTelecom

Since USTelecom | The Broadband Association established the Industry Traceback Group (ITG) in 2015, the ITG has played a central and ever-growing role in the battle against illegal robocalls.  Each day, companies from across the wireline, wireless, VoIP, and cable industries collaborate to trace, source, and ultimately stop illegal robocalls.  But cooperation with the ITG soon will be more than mere suggestion and beneficial industry practice:  It will be an explicit legal requirement based on FCC orders adopted in late 2020, just months after the FCC designated the ITG as the official Congressionally-mandated traceback consortium.

During the presentation, Josh Bercu and Jessica Thompson will provide background on traceback and ITG’s efforts to date, walk through what it means to “cooperate” with the ITG for purposes of the FCC’s new legal requirements, and highlight some of the ITG’s recent initiatives to scale traceback’s impact in stopping illegal robocalls.