Hate robocalls? A federal mandate was supposed to curb these calls. But here's why you can expect even more in 2022.
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The Change That Could Silence Robocalls Starting June 30
You should no longer be getting as many annoying robocalls anymore thanks to new technology all major voice providers in the U.S. will need to implement before the end of June. The result of a federal law signed by President Trump, Stir/Shaken will verify the source of the calls and prevent illegal ones from getting through. Companies like AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon have already installed the tech. And while there's no guarantee all robocalls will cease, you should see a reduction in them.
“No point of making a robocall if no one's there when you press 1.” Robocalls may have met their match in the pandemic. The number of scam calls to phone lines in the United States dropped by half at the start of the pandemic, as lockdowns closed the call centers necessary to robocall enterprises and …
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The Federal Communications Commission issued its largest ever fine of $225 million to Texas telemarketers who sent about 1 billion robocalls falsely claiming to sell health insurance for Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and other companies. John Spiller and Jakob Mears, who did business under the names …
The agency says the move will help combat the scourge of robocalls. The FCC announced today all carriers and phone companies must adopt the STIR/SHAKEN protocol by June 30th, 2021. The regulatory requirement is designed to combat robocalls, specifically those that try to hide their phone numbers by …
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