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How The ObligationsActually Fit Together.

Three diagrams: where telecom compliance obligations come from, how a recovery moves, and exactly where EquiTel stops and STIRSHAKEN.AI begins. Each one is also written out as a table.

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The Obligation Architecture.

Obligations are not a list to be worked through. They are produced by things you already do, which is why they move when the business moves.

Telecom compliance obligation architecture Four operational facts — revenue classification, traffic origination, customer data held, and corporate structure — each produce regulatory obligations, which together form the standing that carriers and regulators observe. Your operationsWhat you actually sellRevenueclassificationTrafficoriginationCustomerdata heldCorporatestructureForm 499-A / 499-QUSACSTIR/SHAKEN + RMDFCC / STI-PACPNI certificationFCCSection 214FCCStandingWhat carriers seeEach obligation is produced by something you already do — not by a form you forgot.Change the operation and the obligation changes with it.
Operational facts on the left produce obligations in the middle, which compose the standing on the right.
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Telecom compliance obligation architecture — text equivalent
ElementWhat it isWho holds it
Revenue classificationHow revenue is split between interstate, international and intrastateYou. EquiTel builds and defends the position.
Traffic originationWhose traffic you carry and how it is authenticatedYou. Certification is executed by STIRSHAKEN.AI.
Customer data heldWhat you know about subscribers and how it is protectedYou. CPNI policy and training are EquiTel work.
Corporate structureOwnership, control, and the authority you holdYou. Section 214 analysis is EquiTel work.
Form 499-A / 499-QThe filing that turns classification into contributionFiled by STIRSHAKEN.AI.
STIR/SHAKEN and RMDAuthentication and mitigation certificationCertified and filed by STIRSHAKEN.AI.
CPNI certificationThe annual certification that the policy is realFiled by STIRSHAKEN.AI.
Section 214Authority to provide service, and to transfer itApplications filed by STIRSHAKEN.AI.
StandingThe composite picture a carrier or regulator seesRecovered by EquiTel; monitored by STIR SHIELD.

The Recovery Lifecycle.

The same four stages every time. What changes is where you enter.

The EquiTel recovery lifecycle Four sequential stages — Understand, Investigate, Resolve, Protect — with two entry points: a confidential assessment when nothing is urgent, or Emergency Response when traffic is already being refused. UnderstandWhat is actually wrongInvestigateWhat the records showResolveA position that holdsProtectKeep what you recoveredEntry point depends on how far the matter has already travelled.AssessmentNo live issueEmergency ResponseTraffic already refusedProtection is where STIR SHIELD becomes available — after good standing, never before.
Two entry points, one sequence. Monitoring only becomes available at the Protect stage.
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The EquiTel recovery lifecycle — text equivalent
ElementWhat it isWho holds it
UnderstandSeparate the presenting problem from the condition that produced itEquiTel
InvestigateEstablish what the records actually show, not what was assumedEquiTel
ResolveBuild a position that survives outside review, and remediateEquiTel
ProtectKeep the recovered position from drifting backEquiTel, then STIR SHIELD
Assessment entryWhere you start when nothing is on fire yetEquiTel
Emergency entryWhere you start when traffic is already being refusedEquiTel

Where EquiTel Stops.

The boundary matters, so it is drawn rather than described.

Service boundary between EquiTel, STIRSHAKEN.AI and STIR SHIELD EquiTel performs recovery and advisory work. STIRSHAKEN.AI, a sister company, executes all filings and STIR/SHAKEN certification. STIR SHIELD, a STIRSHAKEN.AI product, provides continuous monitoring, and is only available once compliance is in good standing. EquiTelCompliance SolutionsRecovery and advisorySTIRSHAKEN.AICertification and filingSTIR SHIELDContinuous monitoringEstablishes the positionwhere judgement is required.Executes every filingand certification.Watches it afterwards,once you are eligible.What EquiTel does not doFile. Certify. Monitor.Eligibility for STIR SHIELDRequires good standing first. Optional, and contracted directly.Engaging either company does not commit you to the other.
EquiTel sets the position. STIRSHAKEN.AI files it. STIR SHIELD watches it.
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Service boundary between EquiTel, STIRSHAKEN.AI and STIR SHIELD — text equivalent
ElementWhat it isWho holds it
EquiTel Compliance SolutionsRecovery, remediation and regulatory advisoryThe judgement layer. Sets the position.
STIRSHAKEN.AIFCC registration, Form 499, RMD, CPNI, Section 214, STIR/SHAKEN certificationSister company. Executes every filing.
STIR SHIELDContinuous compliance monitoringA STIRSHAKEN.AI product. Optional.
Eligibility gateCustomers cannot apply for STIR SHIELD until compliance is in good standingRecovery comes first, always.
What EquiTel does not doFiling, certification and monitoringAll three belong to STIRSHAKEN.AI.
Sister company — STIRSHAKEN.AI

Who actually files it.

This is the boundary in full: EquiTel does the recovery, STIRSHAKEN.AI certifies and files, and STIR SHIELD monitors once you are in good standing. AI-powered, backed by humans.

  • FCC registration and FRN
  • Form 499-A and 499-Q worksheets
  • Robocall Mitigation Database certification
  • CPNI annual certification
  • Section 214 applications and transfers
  • State PUC registrations
  • STIR/SHAKEN certification & onboarding — STI-PA registration, SPC token, certificates
  • STIR SHIELD — continuous compliance monitoring
Certify. File. Monitor.

STIRSHAKEN.AI takes providers through STIR/SHAKEN certification end to end — eligibility, SPC token, certificates, and the records that keep them renewing — and executes every regulatory filing.

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STIR SHIELD — continuous monitoring

Once you are in good standing, STIR SHIELD watches the obligation set and files what is required. Optional, and contracted directly with STIRSHAKEN.AI.

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EquiTel sets the position where judgement is required. STIRSHAKEN.AI certifies, files, and monitors. Engaging either does not commit you to the other.

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