Why the government can't stop robocalls There’s a resounding agreement among multiple agencies to put an end to robocalls. Yet, Americans received 4.4 billion robocalls just last month. Author: Rachel Yonkunas (FOX43) Updated: 10:57 PM EDT May 12, 2021 HARRISBURG, Pa. — There’s a resounding agreement among state and federal lawmakers to put an end to robocalls. Multiple agencies are cracking down and more call blocking products are on the market. Yet, Pennsylvanians tried to dodge nearly 160 million robocalls in April alone. FOX43 Reveals why we are still dealing with the endless barrage of robocalls. Nationwide, Americans received 4.4 billion robocalls in the month of April. According to YouMail, a company that develops robocall blocking software, 23 percent of robocalls are alerts, 12 percent are payment reminders, 24 percent are telemarketing and 41 percent are scams—proving robocalls have metastasized into a serious threat.