Numbering Policies for Modern Communications

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 52 [WC Docket Nos. 13-97, 07-243, 20-67; IB Docket No. 16-155; FCC 23-75; FR ID 183540] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopts rules regarding direct access to numbers by providers of interconnected Voice over internet Protocol (VoIP) services. The Commission takes this action in furtherance of Congress' directive in the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act to examine ways to reduce access to telephone numbers by potential perpetrators of illegal robocalls. These actions safeguard U.S. numbering resources and consumers, protect national security interests, promote public safety, and reduce opportunities for regulatory arbitrage. DATES: Effective December 20, 2023, except for the amendments to 47 CFR 52.15(g)(3)(ii)(B) through (F) , (I) , (K) , (L) , and (N) and (g)(3)(x)(A) (amendatory instruction 3), which are delayed indefinitely. The amendments to 47 CFR ( printed page 80618) 52.15(g)(3)(ii)(B) through (F), (I), (K), (L), and (N) and (g)(3)(x)(A) will become effective following publication of a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wireline Competition Bureau, Competition Policy Division, Mason Shefa, at (202) 418-2494, mason.shefa@fcc.gov . For additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act inform…