Telephone number verification for use with caller identification service

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a memory storage device storing instructions there on, which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
• providing, by a computer system comprising a configuration portal accessible to customers of a communication service provider, an interface for specifying a caller identification (ID) policy;
• receiving, by the computer system via the configuration portal, a configuration setting for the caller ID policy, the configuration setting indicating that a telephone number is to be used as a caller ID number for calls originating from a device of a user logged into a user account;
• performing, by the computer system, a telephone number verification procedure to verify that the telephone number is authorized for use as the caller ID number, according to the policy, for calls originating from a device of the user logged into the user account;
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• in response to verifying that the telephone number is authorized for use as the caller ID number for calls originating from a device of the user logged into the user account, i) activating the caller ID policy for the user account, and ii) generating, by the computer system, an attestation indicator signifying that the telephone number is verified for use as the caller ID number for calls originating via a device of the user associated with the user account;
• and
• processing an outbound call originating from a device of the user of the user account by transmitting the generated attestation indicator to a gateway device of a carrier, the gateway device of the carrier to convey the attestation of the telephone number for use as the caller ID number via a public switched telephone network.

A system comprising:

• means for providing an interface for specifying a caller identification (ID) policy;
• means for receiving a configuration setting for the caller ID policy, the configuration setting indicating that a telephone number is to be used as a caller ID number for calls originating from a device of a user logged into a user account;
• means for performing a telephone number verification procedure to verify that the telephone number is authorized for use as the caller ID number, according to the policy, for calls originating from a device of the user logged into the user account;
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• in response to verifying that the telephone number is authorized for use as the caller ID number for calls originating from a device of the user logged into the user account, i) means for activating the caller ID policy for the user account, and ii) means for generating an attestation indicator signifying that the telephone number is verified for use as the caller ID number for calls originating via a device of the user associated with the user account;
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• means for processing an outbound call originating from a device of the user of the user account by transmitting the generated attestation indicator to a gateway device of a carrier, the gateway device of the carrier to convey the attestation of the telephone number for use as the caller ID number via a public switched telephone network.