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ATIS Acts to Better Identify Fraudulent Port Requests

September 30, 2020

ATIS Acts to Better Identify Fraudulent Port Requests

September 30, 2020
ATIS solutions are critical in the industry’s work to mitigate illegal use of our communications infrastructure and the recently published Supplement A to the Unified Ordering Model (UOM) Volume II – Analysis – Wireless Intercarrier Communications Interface Specification (WICIS) for Local Number Portability Version 5.0.0 (ATIS-0409001-0500) allows service providers to better identify port requests that may be fraudulent.

 

This action was taken to address the rise of unauthorized number porting, including impacts to intermodal porting. In a brief addendum, Supplement A to WICIS Version 5.0.0 takes RCODE 6B, previously reserved to indicate “same new and old network provider” and repurposes the usage to indicate “Fraud Prevention/Customer Action Needed”. The WICIS defines the operational requirements and technical specifications for the exchange of information needed for the Intercarrier Communication Process (ICP). While the modification to RCODE 6B was made in Supplement A, there were no changes to WICIS Version 5.0.0.

The WICIS is created by ATIS’ Ordering and Billing Forum, the ICT industry’s go-to resource for resolving issues and developing documents to enable automated exchange of information needed to support Local, Access, and Wireless service ordering, along with the standards for inter-company billing and record exchange, for IP-based and TDM-based networks.

 

About ATIS
As a leading technology and solutions development organization, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) brings together the top global ICT companies to advance the industry’s business priorities. ATIS’ 150 member companies are currently working to address illegal robocall mitigation, industry numbering issues, 5G, Smart Cities, artificial intelligence-enabled networks, distributed ledger/blockchain technology, cybersecurity, IoT, emergency services, quality of service, billing support, operations, and much more. These priorities follow a fast-track development lifecycle – from design and innovation through standards, specifications, requirements, business use cases, software toolkits, open source solutions, and interoperability testing.

ATIS is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). ATIS is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a founding Partner of the oneM2M global initiative, a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), as well as a member of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). For more information, visit www.atis.org. Follow ATIS on Twitter and on LinkedIn.

Marcella Wolfe, Manager – Public Relations and Marketing Communications, ATIS
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