Numeracle Meeting With FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on Verified Caller Identity

On March 23, 2026, Numeracle leadership met directly with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr at FCC headquarters to address persistent gaps in the nation’s anti‑robocall framework, particularly the inability of existing rules to reliably identify who is actually placing calls.

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The meeting focused on elevating verified caller identity and legal‑entity attribution as necessary complements to STIR/SHAKEN and existing robocall mitigation measures, amid rising consumer harm from impersonation and AI‑enabled fraud schemes.

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KYC Relevance

During the discussion, Numeracle emphasized that robocall and impersonation fraud continue to succeed because current frameworks authenticate phone numbers but not the underlying calling entity.

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The meeting highlighted the need for upstream Know Your Customer (KYC) controls to independently verify the legal entity and individuals responsible for originating calls, framing identity verification as foundational to effective enforcement, accountability, and consumer trust rather than a value‑added service.

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Numeracle’s Stance

Numeracle urged the Commission to treat verified caller identity grounded in KYC as a baseline network function, arguing that voluntary adoption and fragmented standards have slowed progress and left consumers exposed.

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Following the meeting, Numeracle documented its recommendations in a formal ex parte filing placed into the Commission’s active robocall and call‑authentication dockets, reinforcing the view that meaningful fraud prevention requires mandatory identity verification, regulatory clarity, and Commission‑led governance rather than reliance on number authentication alone.