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51 attorneys general launch effort to crack down on robocalls
NORTH CAROLINA, AUG 7 – Operation Robocall Roundup targets non-compliant voice providers allowing nearly 1.3 billion robocalls to North Carolinians this year, with 51 attorneys general enforcing FCC rules.
- On Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Jackson launched Operation Robocall Roundup, a multistate effort by the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force to send warning letters to 37 voice providers.
- Voice providers failed to comply with FCC rules, with North Carolinians receiving over 5 million robocalls in June as almost 1.3 billion calls flooded the year.
- The Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force sent warning letters to 37 voice service providers and notified 99 downstream providers about noncompliant call traffic.
- The Federal Communications Commission will remove seven providers from the Robocall Mitigation Database if companies do not comply within three weeks.
- Fifty-Two attorneys general joined the coalition for Operation Robocall Roundup, which caused consumers to lose more than $1.2 billion in 2023, says the Federal Trade Commission.
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Arizona AG fights robocalls but the spam continues - Washington Examiner
(The Center Square) — Arizona’s attorney general wants something done about robocalls, but questions remain as to whether it will be effective. Kris Mayes, D-Arizona, has joined what she described as “a multistate crackdown on illegal robocalls.” It is part of something known as Operation Robocall Roundup. Warning letters were sent to at least 37 telecom companies, saying they have failed to comply with the federal government’s rules to stop ill…
Michigan Attorney General and other AGs launch nationwide crackdown on intrusive, illegal robocalls
As part of the initiative called “Operation Robocall Roundup,” Nessel and 50 bipartisan attorneys general are sending warning letters to 37 voice providers demanding that they act now to stop illegal robocalls being routed through their networks.
NC AG Jeff Jackson leads nationwide taskforce to curb 'robocalls'
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is helping lead a nationwide effort to crack down on robocalls. 52 attorneys general across the country are teaming up for an initiative they’re calling operation robocall roundup. The purpose is to target telemarketers who use artificial voices to lure people into giving away money, or their personal information. The FCC is also helping the task force by making it harder fo…
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