US EditionIllinois Attorney General Launches Crackdown on ‘Intrusive and Illegal’ Robocalls
UNITED STATES, AUG 7 – A coalition of 50+ state attorneys general sent warning letters to 37 telecom companies for failing to comply with Federal Communications Commission rules on illegal robocall mitigation.
- On Thursday, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced the launch of Operation Robocall Roundup, issuing warning letters to 37 telecom companies.
- Amid growing public frustration over robocalls, the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force traces its origins to 2022 under leaders Jeff Jackson, Todd Rokita and Dave Yost.
- Sending letters to 99 downstream voice providers, the task force extends enforcement beyond primary carriers after 37 providers failed to comply with FCC traceback requests and mitigation database requirements.
- Yesterday, the task force removed seven providers from the Robocall Mitigation Database to prevent other providers from routing calls through those networks.
- Under Operation Robocall Roundup, a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general is sending warning letters to 37 telecom companies, with FTC data showing consumers lost more than $1.2 billion in 2023 to robocall scams.
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Dana Nessel, AGs launch Operation Robocall Roundup
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Attorney General’s Office has announced a new multistate effort to crack down on robocalls. Operation Robocall Roundup is being led by attorneys general from all 50 states. The Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force recently sent warning letters to 37 different telecom companies demanding they stop processing “illegal robocalls.” Sign up for the News 8 daily newsletter “Operation Robocall Roundup will…
Mississippi joins multistate effort to crack down on robocalls
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-Miss.) announced Mississippi has joined a multistate effort to crack down on robocalls. Fitch said she launched Operation Robocall Roundup, a multistate effort by the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force. She sent warning letters to 37 voice providers demanding that they act now to stop illegal robocalls being routed through their networks. "These calls and texts are more than a nuisance; t…
IL Attorney General takes new action against companies allowing robocalls – WCIA (Champaign)
As part of this initiative, Raoul and 50 other attorneys general are sending letters to 37 voice providers demanding immediate action to stop illegal robocalls being routed through their networks. In addition to the 37 companies, Raoul and the task force are sending letters to 100 “downstream providers” that accept call traffic from those companies.
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