Tag: Robocallers
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The FCC is Cracking Down on Robocallers & Banning Some Phone Companies from the U.S. Communications Network
The Federal Communications Commission has taken decisive action against Belthrough LLC, a voice service provider, by effectively prohibiting it from connecting to U.S. telephone networks. This measure stems from the company’s repeated failure to comply with the FCC’s established rules designed to combat illegal robocalls. This is just one more move in the FCC’s initiative…
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The FCC Moves to Stop Robocall Scammers Impersonating Walmart
The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau delivered an extraordinary cease-and-desist demand today to SK Teleco, a U.S.-based voice service provider identified as the primary conduit for a sophisticated robocall campaign that has impersonated Walmart employees and attempted to steal consumers’ personal information, including Social Security numbers. The agency warned that if SK Teleco does not…
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FCC Unanimously Passes New Set of AI Robocall Rules
Are you tired of getting annoying spam robocalls? The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is trying to crack down on them after passing a new set of rules during their August 7 opening meeting that you can watch here. The FCC voted unanimously in favor of Strengthening a Key Tool for Combatting Robocalls (PDF), which improves…
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FTC Issues $10 Million Penalty to This Service Provider Facilitating Robocalls
The Federal Trade Commission reached a $10 million settlement with voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) service provider XCast Labs over allegations the company facilitated hundreds of millions of illegal robocalls on its network after multiple warnings to stop. On January 2, the Department of Justice filed a proposed court order on behalf of the FTC, which mandates…