Code of Federal Regulations Title 47. Telecommunication § 47.64.6306 Exemption

(1) Has adopted the STIR/SHAKEN authentication framework for calls on the Internet Protocol networks of the voice service provider, by completing the network preparations necessary to deploy the STIR/SHAKEN protocols on its network including but not limited to participation in test beds and lab testing, or completion of commensurate network adjustments to enable the authentication and validation of calls on its network consistent with the STIR/SHAKEN framework;

(2) Has agreed voluntarily to participate with other voice service providers in the STIR/SHAKEN authentication framework, as demonstrated by completing formal registration (including payment) and testing with the STI Policy Administrator;

(3) Has begun to implement the STIR/SHAKEN authentication framework by completing the necessary network upgrades to at least one network element—e.g., a single switch or session border controller—to enable the authentication and verification of caller identification information consistent with the STIR/SHAKEN standards;  and

(4) Will be capable of fully implementing the STIR/SHAKEN authentication framework not later than June 30, 2021, which it may only determine if it reasonably foresees that it will have completed all necessary network upgrades to its network infrastructure to enable the authentication and verification of caller identification information for all SIP calls exchanged with STIR/SHAKEN–enabled partners by June 30, 2021.

(1) Has taken reasonable measures to implement an effective call authentication framework by either:

(2) Will be capable of fully implementing an effective call authentication framework not later than June 30, 2021, because it reasonably foresees that it will have completed all necessary network upgrades to its network infrastructure to enable the authentication and verification of caller identification information for all non-internet Protocol calls originating or terminating on its network as provided by a standardized caller identification authentication framework for non-internet Protocol networks by June 30, 2021.

(1) Filed in the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) in WC Docket No. 20–68, Exemption from Caller ID Authentication Requirements, no later than December 1, 2020;

(2) Signed by an officer in conformity with 47 CFR 1.16;  and

(3) Accompanied by detailed support as to the assertions in the certification.

(1) If a voice service provider cannot certify to full implementation upon the filing of this second certification, but demonstrates to the Wireline Competition Bureau that:

(2) If a voice service provider cannot certify to full implementation upon the filing of this second certification, and the Wireline Competition Bureau finds that the voice service provider filed its initial certification in bad faith or failed to make a good faith effort to complete implementation, then: