Notice Of Exparte by PhoneBurner in 17-97
PhoneBurner, a cloud-based dialing software platform, submitted an ex parte notice to the Federal Communications Commission regarding the Call Authentication Trust Anchor and unlawful robocall proceedings. The company argued that software platforms facilitating calls should not be classified as voice service providers or originating providers because they do not own network facilities, hold numbering resources, or perform interconnection. PhoneBurner proposed that if an initiating provider category is created, its obligations should be limited to customer diligence and recordkeeping, excluding authentication and attestation responsibilities. Additionally, the company urged the Commission to extend redress procedures to analytics-driven labeling, prohibit conditioning remediation on commercial purchases, and reject strict liability standards for unlawful call transmission.
- Submission type
- NOTICE OF EXPARTE
- Filers
- PhoneBurner
- Authors
- Michele Shuster
- Law firms
- Mac Murray & Shuster
- Proceedings
- 17-97 Call Authentication Trust Anchor17-59 In the Matter of Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls
- Submitted
- Nov 9, 2026, 4:26 PM ET
- Disseminated
- Nov 10, 2026, 11:00 AM ET