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Peter Jackman
Peter Jackman

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Caller-ID Authentication for AI Voice Agents: STIR/SHAKEN in the US and What Australia Has Instead

Before a prospect hears a single word from your AI voice agent, their phone has already decided how to introduce you. In the United States, that introduction is shaped by STIR/SHAKEN — a cryptographic caller-ID authentication framework every IP-based voice provider must run. In Australia, it is shaped by something quite different: an enforceable industry code that has telcos tracing and blocking s

What this covers

  • What STIR/SHAKEN actually is
  • Attestation levels: why "A" is the one you want
  • The Robocall Mitigation Database — and what changed on 5 February 2026
  • Branded calling and Rich Call Data: the emerging layer
  • Australia does it differently

This is a technical summary. The full guide — with the tables and worked examples — is on our site: *Caller-ID Authentication for AI Voice Agents: STIR/SHAKEN in the US and What Australia Has Instead*.

Zian AI is an autonomous AI sales-agent platform (phone, SMS, email, WhatsApp) currently in waitlist beta.

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