T- Mobile launches network-level scam blocking and ID tools

T- Mobile Scam

A funny thing happened this week when my cellphone rang while working on an article that sort of blew my mind. It was a number that I didn’t know, which would be course for not answering, but just above the number read the words “Scam Likely”.

I’m not a stranger to these scams, writing about them online, but I was surprised the way that T-Mobile handled them. For a long time now I’ve been using an app that filters out spam calls, and it’s worked really well. But this move by T-Mobile is something much bigger than that.

This is the first time that something like this has been implemented on a network wide level. The move is part of an industry-wide “Robocall Strike Force” that the FCC set up last year to fight against these scams. The list includes such major players as Google, Apple, Microsoft and Verizon.

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But what is impressive with this roll-out is that the move by T-Mobile comes just 24 hours after the FCC voted on approving a new rule allowing telecom companies the freedom to block these robocalls via their network.

But as with any new system it’s far from perfect and T-Mobile is quick to point out that some calls may simply be false alarms. But this is a small price to pay if you are someone that gets a number of scam calls a week.

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Via (Venture Beat)

 

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