Political Quotes

“Today the House considers H.R. 1258, the Truth in Caller ID Act. This measure was introduced by our colleagues Mr. Engel and Mr. Barton, the ranking member of our Committee on Energy and Commerce. It would direct the Federal Communications Commission to prohibit caller ID spoofing, through which a caller falsifies the original caller ID information during the transmission of a call with the intent to defraud or to deceive. Typically, caller ID spoofing involves a caller changing the number that would show on the call recipient's caller ID when that call is received. Spoofing has been possible for a number of years, but it has generally required very expensive equipment in order to change the outgoing call information. But with the growth of voice over IP telephoning, spoofing has become easier, and it has become less expensive, and a number of Web sites now are offering spoofing services. So its prevalence, unfortunately, is growing. That growth and the volume of spoofing makes necessary the legislation under consideration presently.”