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    Do Not OriginateDNO

    A list of telephone numbers that should never appear as the calling number, such as inbound-only government and bank lines, which carriers may block outright.

    DNO numbers are numbers whose rightful owner has confirmed they are never used for outbound calls — IRS lines, unassigned or invalid numbers, and inbound-only service desks. Any call presenting one as caller ID is definitionally spoofed.

    The FCC explicitly permits providers to block calls presenting DNO numbers, making it the highest-confidence, lowest-false-positive blocking control available.

    Why it matters to carriers

    DNO blocking is cheap, safe, and expected. Not running a DNO list is one of the first weaknesses cited when a mitigation program is judged inadequate.

    Handling do not originate on your own switch

    SipShield scores live SIP traffic with patented AI so the controls behind this term run automatically — and leave the audit trail regulators expect.