The FCC's April 2026 FNPRM expands Know-Your-Customer obligations for originating voice service providers. SipShield automates identity verification, red-flag detection, high-volume-customer diligence, and reverification — the exact areas the proposal targets.
Verify business registration, beneficial ownership, and authorized signers with document capture and third-party data sources.
Flag registered agents, virtual offices, cryptocurrency payments, and mismatched addresses that the FCC has called out as risk indicators.
Enhanced diligence workflows automatically trigger for customers whose expected traffic exceeds risk thresholds.
When traffic patterns, destinations, or ownership change, SipShield re-runs KYC — meeting the FCC's ongoing-obligation standard.
The FNPRM proposes a $2,500 per-call base forfeiture for originating VSPs that fail to take affirmative KYC measures.
One non-compliant customer generating high call volume can create material financial and reputational exposure.
The proposal specifically calls out effective AI-based systems as a potential safe harbor — SipShield is purpose-built for that standard.
Automated KYC lowers onboarding friction for legitimate customers while raising the bar for bad actors.