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Stakeholders Debate NANC Reassigned Numbers Database Fee Proposal

A reassigned numbers database in development to help mitigate unwanted robocalls should be free to access by nonprofits, the Credit Union National Association told the FCC. Comments were posted through Thursday in docket 17-59. The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit…

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Unions also urged exempting credit unions from payment of fees for use of the database, or rejecting structure recommended by the FCC North American Numbering Council and adopting one "that does not unfairly burden credit unions." It said the proposal disadvantages smaller users: "Requiring a single, up-front expenditure may bar smaller and less sophisticated credit unions from access to the database." It disagreed with a recommendation to offer volume discounts to large users. The American Bankers Association agreed with NANC that charging high per-query rates would suppress the volume of numbers that callers check against the database. Its members expect to "query millions of customer phone numbers each month," ABA said. The FCC should offer additional review and comment opportunities after NANC produces a more-detailed cost funding and fee structure for a new reassigned numbers database, NAFCU said.