[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?

[toomuchtodo]

> Does the US not have a central agency that allocates phone numbers and operators?

Yes. https://www.neustar.biz/

> Does that agency not have the ability to shutdown operators who don't follow the rules?

Long story. TL;DR Spoofing DIDs isn't illegal. See my Wikipedia link above what is and isn't considered illegal.

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

Yes.

[johansch]

That's extraordinarly retarded.