What are the top three points businesses should be aware of and should do to comply with STIR/SHAKEN?

Q: What are the top three points businesses should be aware of and should do to comply with STIR/SHAKEN?

To comply with STIR/SHAKEN, businesses should first understand where their service provider stands, including whether the provider met regulatory deadlines or filed for an extension and how their role as a carrier, BPO, CPaaS, or UCaaS platform affects call authentication. Businesses should also clarify how compliance impacts existing contracts, including potential cost changes or service‑level agreement updates. Finally, companies must continue managing call reputation and labeling, since STIR/SHAKEN does not determine whether calls are wanted or unwanted and analytics still drive spam labeling and blocking decisions. Compliance is necessary but does not by itself protect call deliverability or answer rates.

🔍 TL;DR

Businesses should confirm their provider’s STIR/SHAKEN status, understand contractual impacts, and continue managing call reputation since analytics still drive spam labeling.

📊 Key Facts About Branded Calling

STIR/SHAKEN compliance is implemented by service providers, not enterprises.

Provider readiness affects whether calls can be successfully authenticated.

Some providers filed extensions while others met regulatory deadlines.

Compliance may impact pricing, contracts, or service‑level agreements.

STIR/SHAKEN does not determine whether calls are wanted or unwanted.

Call reputation analytics still influence labeling and blocking.

Ongoing call reputation management remains essential after compliance.

Understand Your Service Provider’s STIR/SHAKEN Status

Businesses should start by understanding where their service provider stands on STIR/SHAKEN compliance. This includes knowing whether the provider is a direct carrier, BPO, CPaaS, or UCaaS platform, and whether they met regulatory deadlines or filed for an extension. A provider’s compliance posture directly affects how calls are authenticated.

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Clarify Contract and Cost Implications

STIR/SHAKEN compliance may affect existing contracts. Businesses should ask how compliance impacts pricing, service‑level agreements, or terms of service so there are no surprises related to cost or performance expectations.

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Continue Managing Call Reputation and Labeling

STIR/SHAKEN does not determine whether calls are wanted or unwanted. Call reputation analytics will continue to influence labeling and blocking decisions. Businesses must still address dialing practices, complaint management, and number reputation to protect call answer rates.

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Why Compliance Alone Is Not Enough

Many enterprises focus on STIR/SHAKEN as a checkbox requirement. In reality, compliance does not prevent legal calls from being labeled or ignored. Enterprises benefit from solutions that provide visibility into provider compliance, number authorization, and ongoing reputation management, helping ensure compliance translates into real call performance.

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