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FCC threatens to disconnect 2,400 phone companies enabling illegal robocalls

Ellsworth Toohey
Dec 12, 2024
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If you're fed up with endless robocalls about your car's extended warranty or fake IRS threats, here's good news. The FCC just launched its biggest crackdown ever on the companies that let these annoying calls reach your phone.

Over 2,400 phone companies have been put on notice – either stop letting scam calls through their netwo…

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