Industry Seeks Extra Year for Implementing SIM Swap Rules
Major trade associations pressed the FCC to delay the current six-month deadline for implementing rules protecting consumers from SIM swapping and port-out fraud. Instead, the groups proposed carriers get an additional 12 months. CTIA, the Competitive Carriers Association and NCTA…
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spoke with an aide to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. CTIA previously sought a yearlong delay (see 2402260062). The groups note that the actual deadline remains unclear, depending on how the order is interpreted. “If the current compliance deadline is not extended, providers’ compliance solutions will be suboptimal and under-tested because providers will be forced to rush the implementation process, risking significant impacts to customer experience and inconsistencies in the effectiveness of the implementation process,” said a filing posted Friday in docket 21-341. Providers need “a substantial amount of time -- at least 18 months … in total -- to develop effective and comprehensive compliance programs and deliver meaningful protections for consumers.”