#Act on robocalls – or else, FCC warns phone companies

#Act on robocalls – or else, FCC warns phone companies

“#Act on robocalls – or else, FCC warns phone companies” The Federal Communications Commission will require phone companies to act aggressively against robocalls – or else. By Sept. 28, phone companies must refuse to accept traffic that is not listed in the Robocall Mitigation Database – which verifies the call is coming from the caller’s actual phone number. “Protecting consumers from…

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#FCC fines Texas-based telemarketers a record 5 million

#FCC fines Texas-based telemarketers a record $225 million

“#FCC fines Texas-based telemarketers a record $225 million” The Federal Communications Commission levied a record fine of $225 million on two Texas-based telemarketing companies for ‘spoofed’ robocalls, the agency said Wednesday. Rising Eagle and JSquared Telecom were slapped with the fine after placing close to one billion robocalls in 2019 to falsely sell short-term health…

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