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In April alone, Americans received an estimated 3.4 billion scam calls from automated machines — more than any month on record, according to The New York Times. The spike didn’t come out of nowhere. That number was about 2.5 billion in the same month last year, and consumer advocates worry that the number will only continue […]
US consumers suffer 80 million robocalls a day. But a new crackdown—along with some clever apps—could help put a lid on your biggest mobile nuisance. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a0f37ed9639c5682ccdf3bf/master/pass/RobocallingHP-76185347.jpg Feed: All Latest
Phone companies are now authorized to be more aggressive in blocking robocalls before they reach customers’ landlines or mobile phones, but you might have to pay for the new blocking capabilities. The Federal Communications Commission yesterday issued an order to “expressly authorize voice service providers to block robocalls that appear to be from telephone numbers […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Besjunior) The Federal Communications Commission today said that a scammer named Adrian Abramovich “apparently made 96 million spoofed robocalls during a three-month period” in order to trick people into buying vacation packages. The FCC proposed a fine of $ 120 million, but it will give the alleged perpetrator a chance to respond to […]
If Democrats, Republicans, and the telecommunications industry can agree on anything, it’s that robocalls are the worst. The post Phone Companies Will Soon Banish Robocalls. For Real This Time appeared first on WIRED. WIRED
