Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., have unveiled legislation aimed to crack down on robocalls, Reuters reports. The bill would give the U.S. Federal Communications Commission the power to impose fines up to $10,000 per call for any company found to have intentionally violated telemarketing rules. Carriers would also be required to install technology designed to verify whether incoming calls are legitimate before they reach citizens’ phones. “Existing civil penalty rules were designed to impose penalties on lawful telemarketers who make mistakes. This enforcement regime is totally inadequate for scam artists and we need to do more to separate enforcement of carelessness and other mistakes from more sinister actors,” Thune said.
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