[deelowe]

I thought shaken/stir was going to do just this. Does anyone have inside knowledge as to why this hasn't fixed things yet?

It isn't a hard problem. Once we can trace where the call originates, blacklists should be able to snuff this out pretty quickly. Once phone operators start getting penalized for this sort of thing, the problem will get much better.

[tadfisher]

S/S is working as advertised; it's how the FCC can identify robocall carriers and how telecoms can block their traffic. S/S doesn't have a magic "caller is a robot" bit that would allow for automatic blocking.

[deelowe]

My phone can identify spam callers and has been doing so for nearly a year now. Why can't the telco's block them more quickly? I think we all know the answer to this. They aren't going to unless the FCC makes them.

The telcos are killing their own product. I'm using my phone less and less. Most days, it sits in do not disturb mode because 99% of the time, the call isn't relevant.