Tag: Robocalls
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FCC Will Study AI’s Impact on Robocalls and Texts
The Federal Communications Commission voted today to start looking at the positive and negative impacts of artificial intelligence technology on illegal robocalls and texts. AI technology is becoming more prevalent, and the rise in usage comes unique opportunities to protect consumers. However, it poses a significant risk to privacy and safety concerns. While AI analytic…
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FCC is Threatening to Completely Cut Off 20 Companies for Alleged Robocall Abuse
The Federal Communications Commission is cracking down hard on robocallers and any telecommunications provider allowing such traffic on their network. The agency released a list of 20 companies that face getting cut off from the rest of the telecom world for supposed abuses related to robocalls. The Robocall Response Team on October 16 released a…
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FCC Has A New Plan To Stop Robocalls
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission signed an agreement with Singapore regulators to work together to crack down on robocalls conducted internationally. The FCC’s Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority is intended to strengthen cross-border efforts to put a stop to unsolicited and illegal communications, including scam calls. The MOU makes it easier…
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Robocallers Are Back Again Ahead of Student Loan Repayments – Here is How The FCC is Stopping Them
The Federal Communications Commission has cracked down hard on sources of robocalls, even holding telecommunication companies accountable for allowing scam calls to pass through their networks. Despite the effort, spam calls are making a comeback, and could hit you just as student loan repayments are expected to resume. Blocking service Robokiller reports spam calls increased…
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FCC Just Slammed a Robocall Cabal with a $116 Million Fine For Toll-Free Scam
The Federal Communications Commission issued a $116.2 million fine against a group responsible for nearly 10 million robocalls to toll-free numbers. ScammerBlaster, OnTel, ChariTel, and Thomas Dorsher, known collectively as Dorsher Enterprise, are behind the illegal calls, the agency said today. The group presented itself as an anti-robocall campaign but was actually conducting a scam…
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FCC Ramps Up Efforts to Stop Robocalls
The Federal Communications Commission is not taking robocalls lightly, requiring providers to monitor their networks for illegal activity. Today, the agency’s Robocall Response Team issued an Initial Determination Order requiring One Owl to provide proof it is tracking and blocking illegal calls. The company has two weeks to hand over documentation of its efforts to…
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FCC Slams Robocallers With Nearly $30 Million in Penalties
Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued the largest-ever fine against two scammers who conducted over five billion auto warranty robocalls. The fines totaled nearly $30 million. Roy M. Cox and Aaron Michaels Jones ran a complex international scheme to sell auto service contracts under the guise of selling warranties. The pair made over five…
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FCC Just Shut Down a Major Pipeline For Robocalls
The Federal Communications Commission said it identified a large source of robocalls and has cracked down on the company. The FCC said on Tuesday that its Robocall Response Team identified One Owl Telecom as a gateway company that has let international robocalls flood in. The commission sent a notice to telephone providers advising them to…
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FCC Implements New Rules to Stop Robocalls & Scammers
The Federal Communications Commission has been cracking down on unwanted spam calls in recent years. Last Friday, The FCC’s Secure Telephone Identity Revisited (STIR) and Signature-based Handling of Asserted Information Using toKENs (SHAKEN) protocols fully went into effect. STIR/SHAKEN requires all IP-based voice service provider networks must adhere to the spoofed robocall defense protocols and…
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There is a New Plan to Stop Robocalls
Robocalls have been a nuisance for decades and 48 states are banning together to finally do something about it.