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www.bekabusinessmedia.com WWW. INCOMPAS .ORG « 1 1 » S E P T E M B E R 1 4 - 16 THE 2020 that,” said David Morken, founder and CEO of Bandwidth. “NC State’s research has expanded our understanding of the origins and behavior of fraudulent traffic traversing the world’s telecom networks. This research helps us examine the differences between unlawful robocalling campaigns and legitimate voice traffic. We believe data-driven analysis like this will one day make it easier for carriers and service providers to traceback the source of these fraudulent calls and intervene with call blocking techniques faster.” “What was exciting was that we were able to identify calls that were identical or nearly identical, allowing us to group calls into groups that were clearly all affiliated with a single campaign,” said Brad Reaves, co-author of a paper on the work and an assistant professor of computer science at NC State. “So, effectively you can narrow down a big chunk of robocalls to only a few campaigns. And you can track those down. That’s a subject we’ll be discussing at greater length in the future.” p (Bandwidth continued from pg 10) Starry Inc. Named Among FCC’s 2020 DOER Honorees Y esterday, FCC Commis- sioner Geoffrey Starks announced the honorees of the inaugural Digital Opportu- nity Equity Recognition (DOER) Program, which was created to acknowledge the tireless efforts of Americans working to close the digital divide in communi- ties without access to affordable, reliable broadband. Among the honorees is INCOMPAS member Starry Inc. An innovative wideband hybrid wireless ISP, Starry concentrated on closing the digital divide in densely populated urban communities by launching Starry Connect in 2018. For $15 per month, residents living in their Connect communities across Boston, New York City, Denver and Los Angeles receive 30 Mbps internet access with no data caps or long-term contracts. At the time when Starry’s application for the honors was submitted, more than 16,000 units of public and affordable housing participated in the Starry Connect program. “From rural areas to urban corridors, students to seniors, to say this year’s DOER honorees are a stellar group is an under- statement,” said Commissioner Starks. “I am immensely proud of the work Americans are doing across this country to connect those who are being left behind.” The program honorees will be recognized at a virtual reception on October 1 at noon ET. p www. cdg.ws | 888.234.4443 Innovative BSS/OSS Solutions Since 1970 MBS BDS-I MEDIATION