NEW YORK -- Phone companies will have greater authority to block unwanted calls from reaching customers as regulators adopted new rules to combat automated messages known as robocalls. Rules adopted ...
Fake charity appeals or IRS tax delinquency notices. Tricks that tempt you to call an overseas hotline — and rack up expensive charges. By one estimate, Americans lost more than $10 billion thanks to ...
An FCC statement said, “Consumers are out of patience." The Federal Communications Commission has now ordered phone companies to block and stop carrying robocall traffic of scammers using the ...
By Kinjal Sharma: Spam calls have become an everyday nuisance, whether from telemarketers, scammers, or automated robocalls. If you’re constantly interrupted by unwanted calls, it’s time to take ...
New measures by U.S. regulators could help thwart some of the billions of robocalls received in the U.S. The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that it will vote in June on whether to ...