Feds announce crackdown on tens of billions robocalls made annually
by Corilyn Shropshire, Chicago Tribune
Jun 26, 2019
3 minutes
The number of annoying robocalls ringing on your cellphone or landline could be reduced - at least temporarily - if a federal crackdown announced Tuesday is successful.
The Federal Trade Commission said it has teamed up with 25 law enforcement groups groups in Illinois and elsewhere on what it's calling "Operation Call it Quits," an effort targeting operators at every part of the robocall chain. That includes those who sell phone numbers, develop technology to generate the calls and those who make
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