A method, system and device for deterring spam on a communication medium
are disclosed. The method includes detecting a call with a device for
accessing the communication medium, wherein calls thereon include
Internet Protocol traffic. The device includes an interface for allowing
a user of to flag the call as a spam call (e.g., SPIT, SPIM, etc). Upon
the flag, a signaling message associated with the call is accessed. The
signaling message is stored as information relating to spam call sources.
Upon detecting a subsequent call, a signaling message associated with the
subsequent call is compared with the information relating to spam call
sources. Upon a match between the signaling message associated with the
subsequent call and the information relating to spam call sources, the
subsequent call is blocked.