(Nov. 26) In reply comments NTCA stated that nothing has changed since October 2020 that would merit terminating, or truncating in any way, the June 2023 STIR/SHAKEN implementation deadline for small voice service providers to adopt STIR/SHAKEN that was based on a finding of “undue hardship.” Termination of, or limiting of, that extension would force hundreds of small providers to implement a complicated and expensive new standard with little in the way of funding or interoperability testing (and perhaps without necessary equipment) necessary to be successful.
