Robocalls: Pair who made 1 billion spoofed calls fined $225 million
Spiller told the USTelecom Industry Traceback Group, a group authorized by the FCC to investigate robocalls, that he knowingly called consumers on the Do Not Call list, the FCC says. He told the group that his firm made millions of calls per day and that he was using spoofed numbers, the FCC said in its original fine proposal. In addition to enforcing the agency's largest-ever fine, the FCC also issued several cease-and-desist orders against other robocallers and created a robocall response team. “Unwanted robocalls are not only a nuisance, but they also pose a serious risk to consumers who...
Source: usatoday.com