# Spam calls stopped? New STIR/SHAKEN phone standand aims to end spoofed Caller-ID **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 1, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-calls-stopped-new-stir-shaken-phone-standand-aims-to-end-spoofed-caller-id/945429 "2021-07-01T13:49:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 17
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-calls-stopped-new-stir-shaken-phone-standand-aims-to-end-spoofed-caller-id/945429/17 "2021-07-06T16:44:09Z")
Already being discussed over here: > [@Spam calls stopped? New STIR/SHAKEN phone standand aims to end spoofed Caller-ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-calls-stopped-new-stir-shaken-phone-standand-aims-to-end-spoofed-caller-id/945429): > > It looks like the FCC is rolling out a new standard for phone networks which is designed to ensure that the Caller-ID you see on your phone is valid. This should greatly limit the ability for spammers to operate and should make it a lot easier to block spammers. Currently, spammers can put whatever they want in the Caller-ID. It’s why you get spam calls which have random Caller-ID numbers. But with STIR/SHAKEN the number is validated as it passes through the phone networks as actually origina… [Comcast/Xfinity evidently has been using it since at least April](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-call-lists/940218/38) and we’ve noticed a decline in spoofed numbers. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-calls-stopped-new-stir-shaken-phone-standand-aims-to-end-spoofed-caller-id/945429)._