Nation's Attorneys General Want Tougher Regulations Targeting Robocallers

Louisiana AG urges FCC to crack down on robocall scammers

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and 48 other attorneys general have urged the Federal Communications Commission to tighten rules that would block scammers from accessing legitimate phone numbers.

Iowa AG joins push to block scammers from real phone numbers

The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force first asked the FCC to address this issue in 2021.

New Hampshire attorney general calls on FCC to do more to crack down on robocalls

The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office is joining a coalition of 48 attorneys general across the country to push for a crackdown on robocalls.

NC Attorney General pushes for further federal crackdown on illegal robocalls

The North Carolina Department of Justice says unused phone numbers are behind billions of scam calls each year and account for approximately $2 billion in losses.

AG joins 48 states in push to curb scam robocalls

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday and 48 other attorneys general are asking the FCC to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers’ access to legitimate telephone numbers.

Nation's attorneys general want tougher regulations targeting robocallers

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana's attorney general, along with 48 others, want the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate phone numbers. Previously, scammers would illegally "spoof" the numbers of real people and businesses to make the call look legitimate. However, a crackdown on spoofing has led scammers to purchase real phone numbers. The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force asked …