Stronger Rules Will Stop Criminal Robocallers from Accessing Americans’ Wallets, Says NCLC Senior Attorney in Senate Testimony
To Date, FCC Efforts Have Failed to Achieve a Meaningful Reduction in Unwanted and Illegal Calls and Texts
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Senate Testimony of Margot Saunders Regarding Protecting Americans from Robocalls
Margot Saunders, senior attorney for the National Consumer Law Center testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband. The current regulatory structure allows criminals access to Americans’ wallets: billions of dollars are stolen every year through scams executed over this nation’s telephone lines. At the same time,…
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Consumer Resources for Scam Calls and Texts
What should you say to a scam caller? Nothing! Learn more about identifying and reporting scam calls and texts.
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USA Today: 'Stop scam calls:' What the federal government is doing to halt illegal robocalls
Originally appearing in USA Today on July 19, 2023, Terry Collins discusses Operation Stop Scam Calls, a new campaign intended to make it harder for fraudsters accused of scamming millions of Americans in robocall and telemarketing schemes to contact everyday Americans. The article references NCLC and the Electronic Privacy Information Center’s (EPIC) report, Scam Robocalls:…
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FCC & State Attorneys General Warn Consumers of Increased Risk of Student Loan Debt Scam Robocalls and Robotexts
The FCC’s Robocall Response Team and the Attorneys General of Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Hampshire are teaming up to warn consumers about a potential rise in student loan debt scam robocalls and robotexts in the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision in Biden vs. Nebraska. This decision, which relates to the Department of…
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Comments Urging the FCC to Prohibit the Temporary Rental of Numbers to Reduce Scam and Illegal Telemarketing Calls
The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), on behalf of its low-income clients, and the Electronic Privacy Information Center, applaud the Federal Communication Commission (Commission or FCC) for its continuing attention to the persistent problem of illegal calls. The Commission is encouraged to continue to develop systemic solutions, including many that are proposed in this docket.…
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