Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Juj Winn) The Federal Communications Commission hopes to reduce the number of illegal robocalls from overseas with an expansion of rules that require phone companies to implement Caller ID authentication technology and block illegal calls. “Eliminating illegal robocalls that originate abroad is one of the most vexing challenges the commission […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | RobertAx) In a new milestone for the US government’s anti-robocall efforts, phone companies are now prohibited from accepting calls from providers that did not comply with a Federal Communications Commission deadline that passed this week. “Beginning today, if a voice service provider’s certification and other required information does not appear in […]
Enlarge / Police officers surround Jacob Wohl as he taunts protesters during a “Trump/Pence Out Now” rally at Black Lives Matter plaza August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Michael Santiago ) The Federal Communications Commission yesterday proposed a $5.1 million fine against two right-wing political operatives accused of making over 1,100 […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images ) The nation’s largest phone companies have met a federal deadline to deploy a new anti-robocall technology, but unwanted calls and scams will continue to be an annoying problem for Americans for the foreseeable future. Federal Communications Commission Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced Wednesday that “the largest voice […]
Enlarge / Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum addresses an audience on March 20, 2019 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Gillum’s campaign was targeted by racist robocalls in 2018. (credit: Getty Images | Saul Martinez ) A neo-Nazi, white-supremacist robocaller who spread “xenophobic fearmongering” and “racist attacks on political candidates” has been ordered to pay a […]
Expand / Voters in Michigan, among those nations where taxpayers obtained misleading robocalls concerning the election, casting their ballots on November 3, 2020. (charge: Elaine Cromie | Getty Images) The FBI and the Federal Communications Commission are exploring a string of questionable robocalls that cautioned recipients to”stay home” about Election Day in a clear effort […]
Our assignment that will assist you browse the new standard is fueled by readers. To enjoy unlimited access to our own journalism, subscribe now . U.S. lawmakers are warning the people to be careful of automatic robocalls telling them to”stay home and keep secure” on Election Day. Nebraska secretary of state Robert Evnen stated through Twitter his office […]