47 U.S.C. § 227a — Consumer education materials on how to

Page 81 TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS § 227b ment note set out under section 609 of this title], the term ‘Commission’ means the Federal Communications Commission.’’ § 227a. Consumer education materials on how to avoid scams that rely upon misleading or in- accurate caller identification information (1) Development of materials Not later than 1 year after March 23, 2018, the Commission, in coordination with the Federal Trade Commission, shall develop consumer edu- cation materials that provide information about— (A) ways for consumers to identify scams and other fraudulent activity that rely upon the use of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information; and (B) existing technologies, if any, that a con- sumer can use to protect against such scams and other fraudulent activity. (2) Contents In developing the consumer education mate- rials under paragraph (1), the Commission shall— (A) identify existing technologies, if any, that can help consumers guard themselves against scams and other fraudulent activity that rely upon the use of misleading or inac- curate caller identification information, in- cluding— (i) descriptions of how a consumer can use the technologies to protect against such scams and other fraudulent activity; and (ii) details on how consumers can access and use the technologies; and (B) provide other information that may help consumers identify and avoid scams and other fraudulent activity that rely upon the use of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information. (3) Updates The Commission shall ensure that the con- sumer education materials required under para- graph (1) are updated on a regular basis. (4) Website The Commission shall include the consumer education materials developed under paragraph (1) on its website. (Pub. L. 115–141, div. P, title V, § 503(b), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1092.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018, also known as the RAY BAUM’S Act of 2018, and as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, and not as part of the Communications Act of 1934 which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITIONS For definition of ‘‘Commission’’ as used in this sec- tion, see section 2 of div. P of Pub. L. 115–141, set out as a note under section 155a of this title. § 227b. Call authentication (a) Definitions In this section: (1) STIR/SHAKEN authentication framework The term ‘‘STIR/SHAKEN authentication framework’’ means the secure telephone iden- tity revisited and signature-based handling of asserted information using tokens standards proposed by the information and communica- tions technology industry. (2) Voice service The term ‘‘voice service’’— (A) means any service that is inter- connected with the public switched tele- phone network and that furnishes voice com- munications to an end user using resources from the North American Numbering Plan or any successor to the North American Numbering Plan adopted by the Commission under section 251(e)(1) of this title; and (B) includes— (i) transmissions from a telephone fac- simile machine, computer, or other device to a telephone facsimile machine; and (ii) without limitation, any service that enables real-time, two-way voice commu- nications, including any service that re- quires internet protocol-compatible cus- tomer premises equipment (commonly known as ‘‘CPE’’) and permits out-bound calling, whether or not the service is one- way or two-way voice over internet pro- tocol. (b) Authentication frameworks (1) In general Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), and in ac- cordance with paragraph (6), not later than 18 months after December 30, 2019, the Commis- sion shall— (A) require a provider of voice service to implement the STIR/SHAKEN authentica- tion framework in the internet protocol net- works of the provider of voice service; and (B) require a provider of voice service to take reasonable measures to implement an effective call authentication framework in the non-internet protocol networks of the provider of voice service. (2) Implementation The Commission shall not take the action described in paragraph (1) with respect to a provider of voice service if the Commission de- termines, not later than 12 months after De- cember 30, 2019, that such provider of voice service— (A) in internet protocol networks— (i) has adopted the STIR/SHAKEN au- thentication framework for calls on the internet protocol networks of the provider of voice service; (ii) has agreed voluntarily to participate with other providers of voice service in the STIR/SHAKEN authentication framework; (iii) has begun to implement the STIR/ SHAKEN authentication framework; and (iv) will be capable of fully imple- menting the STIR/SHAKEN authentica- tion framework not later than 18 months after December 30, 2019; and (B) in non-internet protocol networks— (i) has taken reasonable measures to im- plement an effective call authentication framework; and