FTC, State AGs Chase Illegal Robocallers
The FTC with state and local law enforcement launched a crackdown on illegal robocalls, including 94 actions against robocallers responsible for more than a billion bad calls, the commission said Monday. The FTC brought four cases and made three settlements,…
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while other participating agencies brought 87 enforcement actions, it said. The effort also includes consumer education and promoting tech to block robocalls and curb caller ID spoofing, the FTC said. “We’re all fed up with the tens of billions of illegal robocalls we get every year,” said FTC Consumer Protection Bureau Director Andrew Smith. Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill (R) “gets more consumer complaints about unwanted robocalls than just about any other issue,” he said. Missouri AG Eric Schmitt (R) aims “to work with our federal partners to educate consumers about robocalls, come up with new solutions to combat these robocalls, and hold those responsible for illegal robocalls accountable,” he said. USTelecom assisted the effort, said Senior Vice President-Policy Patrick Halley. "The FTC’s actions today are another strong step forward to protect consumers from illegal robocalls."