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Reassigned Numbers Database Should Accept Many Queries, FCC Asked

The American Bankers Association said a reassigned numbers database proposed by the FCC should be able to process billions of queries monthly and respond to each within three seconds, among comments posted through Tuesday in docket 17-59. Several entities seeking…

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to verify accuracy of their customers' phone numbers weighed in. Like the bankers, Telnyx supports an application programming interface for the database, at least as an option. The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals wants the database to "eliminate any restrictions on how many numbers can be checked at once." The telecom industry also commented this week on plans for an independent consortium to trace illegal robocalls (see 2002250002).