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Aug 26, 2016
>> The FTC needs to do something about this. <<
Why do you think they are not "doing something"?
Have YOU tried doing something - like obtaining a call blocker, in the interim?
Interesting news about what the government and communication companies are doing about robocalls and other unwanted calls (most recent news at bottom of this post). Click on the appropriate line for more information.
Robocalls, in general:
Robocallshttp://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0025-robocalls
summary of what the FTC is doing about robocalls, and what YOU can do as well:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0259-robocalls
Getting calls from Rachel or her sisters, of Card Services?
Read this:
Sisters_of_Card_Serviceshttp://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases ... wn-perpetrators
Recent update ...govt forces "Rachel" to pay cardholders!
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/rachel-cardhol ... ory?id=28282514
and this update:
http://www.ftc.gov/zapping-rachel
Another Action Targeting Robocalls from “Card Member Services”:
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-release ... ocalls-pitching
FTC contest, inviting YOU to find a way to reduce robocalls:
Contesthttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-release ... legal-automated
Recent Info About Phone companies and Robocall Blocking:
Initiatives started in 2015:
Phone_Companies_&_FTC:_2015The FTC recently stated that phone companies can block robocalls, if they wish:
http://consumerist.com/2015/01/27/ftc-totally ... alling-numbers/
FCC Strengthens Consumer Protections Against Unwanted Calls and Texts:
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-strengthens- ... calls-and-texts
AT&T CEO Says He Can’t Deploy Robocall Blockers Without FCC Approval.
He_is_Wronghttps://consumerist.com/2016/06/01/att-ceo-sa ... oval-hes-wrong/
Recomendations due late October, 2016.
Robocall_Strike_ForceTech companies, including (among others), Alphabet [Google], Apple, AT&T, Comcast, Samsung, Microsoft, BlackBerry, LG, Qualcomm, Sirius XM, Verizon, Nokia, T-Mobile and Comcast are acting, as well! They formed a "Robocall Strike Force", and are meeting with the FCC. They will address spoofed phone calls, Do-Not-Call violations, phone scammers, and similar topics.
https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/19/robocall-st ... 28TechCrunch%29
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-robocalls-idUSKCN10U18L
https://consumerist.com/2016/08/19/fccs-roboc ... o-action-today/
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Why do you think they are not "doing something"?
Have YOU tried doing something - like obtaining a call blocker, in the interim?
Interesting news about what the government and communication companies are doing about robocalls and other unwanted calls (most recent news at bottom of this post). Click on the appropriate line for more information.
Robocalls, in general:
Robocallshttp://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0025-robocalls
summary of what the FTC is doing about robocalls, and what YOU can do as well:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0259-robocalls
Getting calls from Rachel or her sisters, of Card Services?
Read this:
Sisters_of_Card_Serviceshttp://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases ... wn-perpetrators
Recent update ...govt forces "Rachel" to pay cardholders!
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/rachel-cardhol ... ory?id=28282514
and this update:
http://www.ftc.gov/zapping-rachel
Another Action Targeting Robocalls from “Card Member Services”:
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-release ... ocalls-pitching
FTC contest, inviting YOU to find a way to reduce robocalls:
Contesthttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-release ... legal-automated
Recent Info About Phone companies and Robocall Blocking:
Initiatives started in 2015:
Phone_Companies_&_FTC:_2015The FTC recently stated that phone companies can block robocalls, if they wish:
http://consumerist.com/2015/01/27/ftc-totally ... alling-numbers/
FCC Strengthens Consumer Protections Against Unwanted Calls and Texts:
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-strengthens- ... calls-and-texts
AT&T CEO Says He Can’t Deploy Robocall Blockers Without FCC Approval.
He_is_Wronghttps://consumerist.com/2016/06/01/att-ceo-sa ... oval-hes-wrong/
Recomendations due late October, 2016.
Robocall_Strike_ForceTech companies, including (among others), Alphabet [Google], Apple, AT&T, Comcast, Samsung, Microsoft, BlackBerry, LG, Qualcomm, Sirius XM, Verizon, Nokia, T-Mobile and Comcast are acting, as well! They formed a "Robocall Strike Force", and are meeting with the FCC. They will address spoofed phone calls, Do-Not-Call violations, phone scammers, and similar topics.
https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/19/robocall-st ... 28TechCrunch%29
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-robocalls-idUSKCN10U18L
https://consumerist.com/2016/08/19/fccs-roboc ... o-action-today/
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