'Stop scam calls:' What the federal government is doing to halt illegal robocalls

The Federal Trade Commission announced a nationwide crackdown to stop companies from flooding Americans with unwanted, illegal robocalls.


source https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/19/operation-stop-scam-calls-crackdown-robocalls-telemarketing/70427226007/

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