[johansch]

So the solution is to regulate the assignment via phone numbers via VOIP providers. Which I perhaps, naively assumed was already happening. WTF?

[toomuchtodo]

Already regulated, considered legal. Next move would be to propose legislation through a US congressional rep and move it through Congress.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID_spoofing#Legal_consi...

[johansch]

Edit: Ah, after reading more from that link you provided; the issue is stuck in your dysfunctional government.

I'm so confused right now.

Does the US not have a central agency that allocates phone numbers and operators? Does that agency not have the ability to shutdown operators who don't follow the rules?