Unwanted Scam Calls Are Out of Control, But One Strategy Can Silence Them It is possible to make sure annoying unsolicited phones calls don't disrupt your day.

"We have been maintaining for some time that Stir/Shaken is not working to ensure accurate caller ID ... The numbers of unwanted calls are about the same as they have been for years." #EndRobocalls #ProtectConsumers @yahoonews.com tech.yahoo.com/phones/artic...

Advocates discuss new developments in handling unwanted robocalls. #EndRobocalls #CRLC2025 #ProtectConsumers #ConsumerLaw

FCC Backs Off Plan to Gut Robocall Protections Proposed rule change would have ended the right to tell robocallers to “stop calling.”

“The right to force telemarketers and robocallers to stop calling is an essential protection...We’re pleased to see the FCC was responsive to concerns about unwanted calls.” #EndRobocalls #ProtectConsumers www.nclc.org/fcc-backs-of...

New Rules Will Make Robocalls Impossible to Stop Proposed FCC rule would eliminate the right to tell robocallers to stop calling.

“The right to tell robocallers to stop calling, and hold them accountable in court when they don’t, is a critical line of defense,” said Patrick Crotty @nclc4consumers.bsky.social. “The FCC’s proposal threatens to strip away that right.” #EndRobocalls #ProtectConsumers www.nclc.org/new-rules-wi...

If the company-specific do-not-call requirement is scrapped, consumers who aren’t on the National Do Not Call Registry would have 𝐧𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 1/2
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The Federal Communications Commission is About to Unleash Unstoppable Robocalls · Consumer Federation of America The FCC announced a proposal to “simplify, streamline, or eliminate certain outdated robocall rules” on its agenda for an open commission meeting on October 28. Buried near the end of a lengthy propos...

Robocalls are public enemy #1, yet the FCC's Brendan Carr has boasted an approach of “delete, delete, delete” to the scant regulations that are in place to police the billions of robocalls Americans receive every month.
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FCC Proposal Could Unleash Unstoppable Robocalls Advocates urge Commission to rethink proposal to delete important protections for consumers and small business owners

“The FCC is obligated by Congress & the American people, to reduce unwanted robocalls and telemarketing,” said Margot Saunders, senior attorney @nclc4consumers.bsky.social “This proposed rulemaking falls woefully short of that obligation." #EndRobocalls #ProtectConsumers www.nclc.org/fcc-proposal...

FCC Proposal Could Unleash Unstoppable Robocalls Advocates urge Commission to rethink proposal to delete important protections for consumers and small business owners

“Instead of removing effective protection against robocalls, the FCC should address the increasing number of unwanted and illegal robocalls plaguing telephone subscribers,” said Patrick Crotty @nclc4consumers.bsky.social #ProtectConsumers #EndRobocalls www.nclc.org/fcc-proposal...

Advocates to FCC: Don’t ‘Delete’ Protections Against Unwanted Robocalls and Texts A coalition of consumer and privacy advocacy organizations told the FCC to protect consumers from unwanted and illegal calls and text messages.

“Comments complaining about regulations come from callers who want to be free to bombard consumers and small businesses with unwanted calls without cost or consequence. If the calling industry is successful ... everyone will suffer.” #ProtectConsumers #EndRobocalls www.nclc.org/advocates-to...

The rule will help reduce the tens of billions of telemarketing robocalls and allow telephone service providers to better identify and focus on blocking dangerous scam calls that rob consumers blind. #EndRobocalls #ProtectConsumers www.nclc.org/consumer-pri...

After FCC Abandons Popular Telemarketing Rule, Consumers Take Action to Save It Small business owners and consumer advocates have stepped up to save a popular anti-robocall rule ATLANTA — Yesterday, four small business owners and the National Consumers League asked the U.S. Court...

“The regulation was widely supported as a means to restore trust in the U.S. telephone system."

By cutting the onslaught of telemarketing calls, providers will be better able to identify & block dangerous scam calls. #EndRobocalls @publicjustice.bsky.social www.nclc.org/after-fcc-ab...

Consumers Denied Relief from Unwanted Telemarketing Calls After Federal Court Scraps Consent Rule Advocates raise alarms over a last-minute decision to vacate a regulation that would have eliminated a large number of unwanted telemarketing calls.

“The regulation was widely supported as a means to restore trust in the U.S. telephone system, by a bipartisan coalition of state Attorneys General, as well as the telephone industry,” said Margot Saunders at NCLC. #EndRobocalls #ProtectConsumers www.nclc.org/consumers-de...

FTC Expands Telemarketing Rules to Cover Technical Support Scams Technical Support Scams Cost Older Consumers $175M in Losses Last Year

Consumers 60+ are 5x more likely to report losing money in a tech support scam, and last year older consumers reported more than $175M in losses!

"We commend the FTC for taking this important step to #ProtectConsumers." @epic.org #ProtectConsumers #EndRobocalls www.nclc.org/ftc-expands-...