Regulators are intensifying efforts to combat robocalls through stricter enforcement and new rules. The FCC is shifting responsibility upstream to telecom providers, blocking call traffic from offenders, and proposing enhanced customer verification requirements, while state attorneys general are launching investigations into major carriers.
·FCC pushing telecom providers to implement robocall mitigation measures rather than relying on downstream enforcement
·Attorney General Jeff Jackson investigating major service providers including Inteliquent, Bandwidth, Lumen, and Peerless in Operation Robocall Roundup Phase 2
·Legislators introducing bicameral bill to establish stricter penalties for illegal robocalls
·FCC proposing enhanced know-your-customer verification rules for voice providers to prevent illegal call routing
·Hawaiʻi showing faster robocall reduction than national average but progress remains insufficient
drawn from Mintz, PCMag, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (.gov), Law360 · updated 1d ago