Verizon just Made a Big Change to How it Handles Unwanted Robocalls
by Verizon is making its new Silence Junk Callers feature available to all its customers, and it’s even auto-enabled on iOS 14…
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Better Business Bureau Warns Voters about Fake Political Fundraising Robocalls that are Rip Offs
by Criminals are tricking voters out of money by posing as legitimate political fundraising efforts through slick but phony robocalls…
Researchers Determine if Ignoring Robocalls Makes them Stop — Here’s What they Learned
Researchers at North Carolina State University analyzed millions of robocalls over tens of thousands of lines, reaching two key conclusions…
Federal Court Shuts Down Two Arizona-Based Robocall Firms for Making Millions of Scam Calls
A federal court has shuttered two robocall operations based out of Arizona that help facilitate millions of unlawful calls…
Robocall Company Hit with $1 Billion Federal Judgment for Placing over 1.8 Million Illegal Calls
A federal judge in Portland, Oregon upheld almost $1 billion in damages awarded in a class-action lawsuit over unlawful telemarketing…
Does Answering One Robocall Lead to Being Bombarded with Tons More Spam Calls? Researchers have Found the Answer
A perpetual robocall myth has now been debunked by researchers at North Carolina State University after an extensive study…
Americans were Schemed Out of $150 Million Last Year in Robocall Scams
by Robocall scams hit American consumers for a total of $150 million last year, but telecoms and federal regulators are doing more about them…
FCC Forms New Partnership to Identify and Punish Robocallers
The US Federal communications Commission has entered into an agreement with several major telecoms to combat the ongoing scourge of illegal robocalls…
Apple and Verizon Join Forces to Send Robocalls Directly to Voicemail without Ringing Phones
Verizon and Apple are now working together to stop the robocall nuisance, teaming up to send unwanted calls directly to voicemail without ringing phones…
T-Mobile Customers can Now Enjoy this New Scam Call Protection Feature
T-Mobile has released its new ScamShield app, which targets phone numbers suspected of promoting fraud, to help its customers avoid being ripped-off…
The Coronavirus Pandemic is having This Strange Effect on Robocalls but there’s No Guarantee It will Last
Turns out that COVID-19 and robocalls have an inverse relationship, so enjoy it while it lasts because experts predict a spike is coming…
US Supreme Court to Hear Facebook’s Defense after Appellate Court Rules it Violated Anti-Robocall Laws
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appellate case that found Facebook violated anti-robocalls rules with its automated text alerts…
US Supreme Court Upholds 1991 Law that Bans Robocalls to Cellphones
A cellphone robocall ban passed nearly thirty years ago, has been upheld by the United States Supreme Court in a recent challenge to the law…
The FCC Set to Hit a Robocall Firm with a Whopping $225 Million Fine, but There’s Skepticism the Agency will Collect
The Federal Communications Commission is acting to put a stop to robocalls with its highest fine yet, seeking a penalty of $225 million against one firm…
The FCC Adopts a Rule to Fine Robocallers without First Issuing Warnings
by The Federal Communications Commission is no longer required to give robocallers warnings before levying fines and it now has more time to do so…
FCC Floats New Rule to Combat One-Ring Call Scams through Automatic Carrier Call Blocking
The United States Federal Communications Commission has recommended adopting a new law that would help prevent one-ring call scams…