The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and its law enforcement partners have announced the launch of "Operation Call it Quits," which sets out to address the growing issue of illegal robocalls. The joint venture has already rolled out 94 actions against operations involving the fake, pre-recorded nuisanc...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has announced the creation of a new interactive webpage carrying data regarding the National Do Not Call Registry and telemarketing robocalls. The new page, which will be updated quarterly, allows users to view state- and county-specific data related to the number o...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill Wednesday designed to stop robocalls, CNET reports. The Stopping Bad Robocalls Act passed with a nearly unanimous vote of 429-3. If the bill becomes law, it would require carriers to implement technology to verify numbers shown on caller ID ...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission wants to grant AT&T, Verizon and other telecom carriers the power to automatically turn on their anti-robocall technology instead of waiting for consumers to do it themselves, The Washington Post reports. Right now, a user must enable the features, some...

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act to combat robocalls and improve enforcement of the Communications Act. ABC News reports that the legislation would require major phone companies to employ ...