Robokiller’s mid-year phone scam report, released this week, reveals that Americans saw robotexts grow, but there also was a decline in robocalls during the first half of the year. The company makes software designed to block out spam robocalls and…
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It’s a First: FCC Tells Providers to Cut Off Company Carrying Alleged Illegal Robocalls
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau’s first RoboBlocking order will compel voice service providers to block and cease accepting traffic from international gateway provider One Eye within 30 days. International gateway providers are the “on ramp” for traffic from outside the United…
Report: Robocalls Are Down, But Robotexts Are Up
Robotexts grew 8% between March and April, according to a new report from Robokiller. Robocalls declined 13%, however. The April drop in robocalls was the third time that occurred in the last three years. However, the historical April slowdown is…
FCC Closes Gap in Caller ID Authentication Regime to Combat Illegal Spoofed Robocalls
Washington, DC – March 16, 2023 – The Federal Communications Commission today adopted its latest rules to combat illegal robocalls, including by enhancing and expanding provider obligations to implement the STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication framework. Today’s action will build on FCC…
Report: Robotexts Skyrocket, Robocalls up Modestly in 2022
According to a new report from Robokiller, the number of robotexts exploded in 2022 compared to the previous year. Americans received 225 billion robotexts for the year, representing a 157% increase from 2021 and the most significant increase on record….
Harder to Eradicate Than Mold? 4.5B Robocalls in January
Despite moves by the FCC, the number of robocalls remains constant and remains huge, according to YouMail. The company, which offers a mobile app that guards against robocalls, says that consumers in the U.S. received a bit more than 4.5…
FCC Opens New Portal for Private Entities Dealing with Robocalls
Washington – December 20, 2022 – The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau today announced the opening of a new online portal by which private entities can alert agency enforcement staff of suspicious robocall, robotext, and spoofing campaigns. For example, a private hospital…
As Robocalls Trend Higher, YouCall Warns of Potential Illegal Camp Lejeune Calls
America’s continuing barrage of robocalls shows no signs of ending anytime soon, according to new YouMail robocall trends research. YouMail reported that Americans received just over 4.7 billion robocalls in November, the highest level since March 2021. The 4.7 billion…
FCC Cuts Off Provider Over Scam Robocalls
The FCC said yesterday that service provider Global UC is being cut off from other networks because it failed to meet the commission’s requirements for protecting consumers against scam robocalls and malicious caller ID spoofing. The company is being removed…
FCC Seeks to Stem Scam Student Loan Robocalls
The FCC’s Robocall Response Team has unveiled new actions designed to stem a flood of scam robocalls related to student loan debts. These calls could increase as repayments are to restart at the end of the year and the Administration’s…
FCC Seeks to Stem Auto Warranty Robocalls
FCC’s Robocall Response Team has taken actions designed to stem a flood of possibly illegal robocalls marketing auto warranties targeting billions of consumers. According to the regulator, more than 8 billion of these robocalls have been made by Roy Cox,…
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