PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 15-910 Released: August 11, 2015 SAVE THE DATE: FCC TO HOST ROBOCALL AND CALLER ID SPOOFING WORKSHOP Washington, D.C. — The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau will host a Robocall and Caller ID Spoofing Workshop on Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at FCC Headquarters, Commission Meeting Room, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC. The workshop will continue the Commission’s recent work helping consumers fight unwanted robocalls by examining the current state of robocall-blocking solutions, steps industry is taking to protect consumers from unwanted robocalls, and potential solutions to caller ID spoofing. The workshop will be an all-day event with panelists representing service providers, developers of call-blocking solutions, consumer groups, and others. In its recent order on robocalls, the Commission stated that “nothing in the Communications Act or our rules or orders prohibits carriers or VoIP providers from implementing call-blocking technology that can help consumers who choose to use such technology to stop unwanted robocalls.”1 The Commission also expressed an expectation that, as a result of this clarification, “consumers [would] benefit from improved call-blocking options.” The workshop will be streamed live on the Commission’s website, for persons interested in participating via the Internet. The full agenda will be available in the coming weeks. Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Please send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty), include a description of the accommodation you will need, and tell us how to contact you if we need more information. Make your request as early as possible - last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristi Lemoine, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, at 202-418-2467 or kristi.lemoine@fcc.gov. -FCC- 1 Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, CG Docket No. 02-278, WC Docket No. 07-135, Declaratory Ruling and Order, FCC 15-72, para. 152 (released July 10, 2015).