Mission
The Survey of Regulatory Initiatives group seeks to map and understand relevant regulations and voluntary industry/regulator initiatives across different countries. Its objective is to identify how regulatory regimes vary globally — to design harmonized, globally-applicable practices for preventing unwanted or illegal international calls and messages, while remaining compliant with diverse local regulatory environments.
Leadership
Elizabeth Gray-Nunez
Verizon
Keith Buell
Numeracle
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Many different approaches to similar issues
Objective: comprehensive yet user-friendly matrix that indicates for various aspects whether a requirement exists, is under consideration, or if there are any voluntary industry measures in place. Uses binary values: YES / NO, and N/A (information not publicly available)
- Acknowledgements: special thanks to WG2 members!. Contributions from approximately 15 representatives from traffic-carrying carriers and vendors operating in the US, Europe, Asia, and internationally. Bi-monthly group meetings over the past 9 months
- Starting point: a common set of definitions and 4 main categories with several attributes for each category
- Tiered approach: Phase 1 completed for 30+ countries. Future releases will cover an additional 40+ countries
- Next steps: Increase collaboration with GIRAF. Finalize the remaining countries. Find a hosting platform. Agree on a process for recurring updates
Countries in study 77
Regions identified in study 5
GIRAF participants in study 29
Countries by region
Africa 12
America 11
AsiaPAC 17
Europe 29
Middle East 8
Survey Inputs Status
