The FCC has taken two steps against unscrupulous abuse: It adopted a Report and Order aimed at confronting scam text messaging and broadened provider obligations to implement the STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication framework in the battle against illegal robocalls. The…
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…
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….
The USTelecom-led Industry Traceback Group (ITG) kicked 500 illegal robocallers off the network in 2022. Those callers were responsible for approximately 32 million daily illegal robocalls. The ITG is one of several organizations combatting illegal robocalls. Nearly 100% of completed…
Carlsbad, California – March 2, 2023 – /PRNewswire/ – Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced the launch of its Trusted Cybersecurity Services (TCS) solution, a hosted intrusion detection service that integrates classified government threat intelligence to identify existing, potential and emerging threats…
Robocalls went up only modestly in January, with Americans receiving an estimated 5.5 billion of the automated calls during the month, compared to 5.3 billion in December, according to a new Robokiller Insights report. That means the rate of robocall…
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…
The FCC’s Robocall Response Team today sent Enforcement Bureau cease-and-desist letters to two more voice service providers, telling them to end their apparent support of illegal robocall traffic or face serious consequences. The two providers are SIPphony LLC and Vultik….
Washington – December 21, 2022 – The Federal Communications Commission today proposed a record-breaking $299,997,000 fine against an auto warranty scam robocall campaign, the largest robocall operation the FCC has ever investigated. The operation run by Roy Cox, Jr. and…
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…
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau today proposed fines against a dozen telephone companies that apparently failed to submit timely phone number disconnection information to the Reassigned Numbers Database. The FCC established this database as a resource for lawful callers to avoid…
WASHINGTON, December 8, 2022—The FCC’s Robocall Response Team today announced that the Enforcement Bureau has ordered telecommunications companies to stop carrying robocalls related to known student loan scams. Voice service providers must cease accepting robocall traffic from Urth Access, LLC…
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