The FCC has given voice carriers until June 2021 to implement technology it says will stop the robocall plague that’s driving us all insane.
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US Senate passes anti-robocalling bill
The TRACED Act was a slam dunk in the Senate, where it passed with an overwhelming 97-1 vote.
FTC slams the phone down on quartet of robocallers
Wrist slaps and paltry fines may not be what most of us were hoping for in retribution for billions of robocalls and countless scams.
FTC says taxpayer voice phishing scams are up nearly 20x
The real Social Security people will never call to threaten your benefits or tell you to wire money, send cash, or put money on gift cards.
Phone companies slammed for lousy robocall efforts
By this time next year, says Chairman Ajit Pai, the FCC wants to see an anti-robocall system on consumers’ phones – or else.
35 state attorney generals tell FCC to pull the plug on robocalls
The AGs want the FCC to adopt SHAKEN and STIR.
Robocallers slapped with huge fines for using spoofed phone numbers
One poor woman whose phone number was hijacked by robocallers got several calls a day from irate consumers who thought she was trying to market to them.
Kingpin who made 100 million robocalls loses his voice
The man behind a cacophony of robocalls had little to say for himself on Capitol Hill