Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have released the details of a new bill intended to combat robocalls. The bill, a product of bipartisan compromise, is being called the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, and Democrats and Republicans hope the measure could limit the intrusive and often illegal automated calls. According to YouMail, a call-blocking software [...]
A new robocall settlement has been reached between a Florida car dealership and thousands of consumers and past customers who received unsolicited marketing robocalls from the company, Automotive News reports. As per the settlement, Grieco Ford of Fort Lauderdale is set to pay upwards of $4.8 million in compensation to tens of thousands of consumers [...]
The Federal Communications Commission is considering "regulatory intervention" if major phone companies fail to adopt a new anti-robocall technology system this year, according to Ars Technica. Ajit Pai Increases Pressure On Telecom Providers For over a year, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has been pressuring the major telecom providers to implement a new call authentication protocol, [...]
Maryland prosecutors have leveled criminal misdemeanor charges against Tyler Walch, aide to Republican delegate Richard Imallaria, for making illegal robocalls to consumers, according to the Baltimore Sun. Maryland Political Aide Accused Of Illegal Robocall Richard Impallaria represents voters in Maryland's Baltimore and Harford counties, but his aide, Tyler Walch, allegedly misrepresented facts to consumers by [...]
A team of 40 state attorneys general has banded together to fight against "bothersome" and illegal robocalls, joining forces in a coalition that will work hand-in-hand with industry to identify new technological solutions to the epidemic of fraudulent phone messages. 40 State Attorneys General Join Forces To Fight Robocalls "Robocalls are not only disruptive and [...]
Two Congressmen are taking a stand on illegal robocalls, introducing a new Senate bill to tackle the epidemic of robocalls that has infuriated consumers across the country. The Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED) would increase criminal and civil penalties for malicious actors who repeatedly place illegal robocalls, and also grant the [...]
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is calling on major telecommunications providers to implement new technologies that promise to block many unwanted and potentially illegal robocalls. On Monday, November 5, 2018, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai sent a sharply-worded letter to the heads of large voice call providers, including AT&T, Charter, Comcast, Cox, Google, Sprint, Verizon and [...]
One of America's largest debt collectors has consented to pay $9 million in compensation to settle a lawsuit claiming that it spammed consumers in 18 California counties with illegal robocalls. The settlement dollars will be split between iQor Holdings and its subsidiary AlliedInterstate. iQor, AlliedInterstate Resolve Illegal Robocall Allegations State prosecutors accused the debt collection [...]
You've given up on trusting your phone. Every time you answer, even when the area code is local, it's just another robocall. Someone trying to steal your personal information, or claiming to be from the IRS, or promising to erase your credit card debt. You know it's probably a scam, but it's still infuriating. Your [...]
Major telecom providers are quickly preparing for the $100 million rollout of a new national call authentication system that could stem the flood of unwanted, irritating robocalls. STIR/SHAKEN: The New System To Stop Caller ID Spoofing Still receiving annoying calls from "cardholder services"? Hounded by recorded voice messages that want to give you the lowest [...]