Robocall Crackdown to Be Policed With U.S. Phone Company Help
- Voice service providers required to take more enforcement
- Firms exempt from robocall rules limited in number of calls
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission set new rules to curb annoying robocalls, limiting the number of calls companies can make and requiring phone companies to take greater steps to ensure their networks aren’t used to transmit illegal calls.
The FCC said it receives more complaints about unwanted calls than any other issue and has been on a years-long quest to limit calls that can be used to commit fraud and identity theft.