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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Lujan is in Washington D.C. Tuesday, leading a subcommittee hearing for finding ways to protect Americans from fraudulent scam calls. The number of robocalls are down since their height in 2019, when the Traced Act was ratified, but scammers have been using new tactics, including AI technology. Business […] | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

FCC Wireline Competition Bureau submits Stir Shaken Report to Congress, Robocalling Consent Rules clarified by FCC, FCC three call limit TRACED Act, Twilio through which PhoneBurner a Twilio client, facilitated apparently illegal robocalls from MV Realty PBC, mortgage scam

One year after the federal government implemented a new law to crack down on robocalls, a new problem is on the rise.

One year after the federal government implemented a new law to crack down on robocalls, a new problem is on the rise.

The FCC’s limitations on the number of prerecorded calls that can be made to landlines after the TRACED Act survives Hobbs Act review. While the rules have been on hold since 2020, I suspect they may now end up proceeding and becoming part of the CFR.

Federal Communications Commission partners with states to improve the federal-state collaboration in robocalling. In April, the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau signed memoranda of understanding with Alaska, California, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and the state of Washington.

The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau issued a Public Notice requesting parties interested in serving as the consortium to submit Letters of Intent LOI. Interested parties have until May 20, 2022, to submit their LOIs.

In their new filing–available here NCLC ex Parte–the NCLC asks the FCC to clarify that scam calls do not fit within the exemptions the Commission just clarified with respect to prerecorded calls to landlines.

The Federal Communications Commission FCC, issued a report to Congress covering complaints and other actions under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act TCPA and the Truth in Caller ID Act.

The coronavirus pandemic has given phone scammers yet another opportunity to use robocalls to prey on consumers. But some new laws have been enacted to help put a stop to all those annoying calls. But there are some simple things you can do, too.