One Consortium is a not-for-profit organization specifically designed for the international communications ecosystem to join forces and cooperate with Telecommunications Regulators (NRAs) globally in order to fight unwanted/fraudulent voice calls and messages originating from abroad.
Unwanted and fraudulent communications are a global problem, and many current initiatives are focused on the national level. One Consortium, working with NRAs, aims at complementing national initiatives, by helping combat unwanted/fraudulent voice calls and messages on international connections
One Consortium is the industry component of the broader Restore Trust initiative. The Restore Trust initiative, spearheaded by i3Forum, has a second aspect : GIRAF (Global Informal Regulatory Antifraud Forum), an unprecedented initiative bringing together National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) globally to facilitate a global, structured dialogue between industry and telecommunications regulators on restoring trust. Download the latest presentation here.
One Consortium and the Restore Trust initiative are endorsed by several major industry organizations, including i3Forum, GSMA, the Global Leaders Forum (GLF) and the Global Solutions Council (GSC), click here to read to PR.
The industry’s contribution to restoring trust in calls and messages.
- the industry pillar of the Restore Trust initiative launched March 2024
- inclusive, not-for-profit, members driven, members funded
- 50+ members : traffic carrying companies (carriers, service providers, CPaaS, global tech…), vendors, industry organizations
- 5 active working groups on key topics : spoofing, traceback, KYC, messaging etc.
- initial objectives, working with telecom National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) :
1)co-develop global guidance and a vendor neutral “toolbox”
2)drive adoption in the industry
3)build an industry-wide self-governance to drive compliance
- unique in several ways :
1)purpose built to address a global societal issue from the perspective of the international telecoms industry
2)purpose built to co-develop solutions with regulators, globally (GIRAF)
3)participation from major industry associations : leverage existing work, prevent duplication, boost awareness and adoption