Interactive Data Launches Cell Phone Suppression Solution for Autodialers

Interactive Data, LLC (ID), a leading provider of contact accuracy services, has launched ID Cell Suppression, a product that definitively identifies and suppresses cell phone numbers from caller lists.
 
John Schaeffer, managing member of Interactive Data, LLC, said, “The recent ruling by the Northern District of California in the case against a creditor using an autodialer sends a clear message to the industry that privacy groups will lead a national stampede to undo the FCC’s interpretation on the permissible use of autodialers and cell phones. From a privacy and permissible-use perspective, the stakes of the game have just been raised.”

Schaeffer, an expert on permissible use, compliance and data privacy, also announced that ID has signed a strategic contract with NeuStar, Inc. in conjunction with the launch of ID Cell Suppression to proactively meet the needs of customers who are concerned about the degree to which their lists are properly screened to remove any doubt about compliance issues. Schaeffer added that ID Cell Suppression does not just deal with obvious cell numbers, it also identifies and removes Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA)-prohibited numbers associated with telephone numbers assigned to paging services, cell phones, and specialized radio services, as well as land lines that have ported their home numbers over to wireless.

Lisa Turner, business manager of NeuStar’s Wireless Do-Not-Call (WDNC) service, said “Our WDNC service, consisting of the most up-to-date list of telephone numbers that have been ported from an underlying wireline service provider to a wireless service provider, and vice versa, will help ID comply with the TCPA.”