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5 Facts about the $300mn Sumco Panama Robocall Fine the FCC Does Not Want You to Know

When it comes to illegal robocalls, US agencies like the FCC waste time playing games over funny money.

Should Phone Numbers Cost More?

The US state of Maine has increased the cost of numbers using their area code to discourage their abuse by spammers.

US Receives 5.1 Billion Robocalls in May; The Excuses for Failure Keep Getting Worse

The YouMail Robocall Index says Americans received 5,083,647,300 robocalls in May, a new record for the STIR/SHAKEN era.

Robocalls and Call Authentication: Commsrisk Show Episode 12

Three of the world's leading experts offered contrasting explanations of how to reduce unwanted and illegal robocalls.

Will the Big New US Robocall Lawsuit Change Anything?

The legal complaint against Avid Telecom has 41 pages of alleged violations and penalties to be paid. But what matters is whether there will be any actual punishment after the trial is over.

Are Big US Robocall Analytics Firms Wrongly Labeling Legitimate Calls as Spam?

A VoIP provider that mostly serves restaurants and car dealerships says clients are 'distraught' about faulty labels on outbound calls.

FTC ‘Ramps Up Fight’ on Illegal Robocalls by Publicly Naming 24 Telcos They Have Warned

Inteliquent and iBasis were amongst the carriers outed by the US Federal Trade Commission.

STIR/SHAKEN Is ‘Full of Holes’; Top US Comms Lawyer Warns About Robocall ‘Fox in Charge of the Henhouse’

Senior telecoms attorney Jonathan Marashlian works with firms that have deep inside knowledge of how well the US is tackling robocalls.

5G Security, Robocalls, and Seeking Innovation in Revenue Assurance: Episode 6 of The Commsrisk Show

Can we coordinate international action to secure 5G? Telecoms cybersecurity expert Silke Holtmanns shared her views.

5 Billion Robocalls in March: Can We Finally Admit the US Strategy Is Failing?

These are the worst figures for YouMail's Robocall Index since November 2019.

Ukraine, National Security, Defamation and Robocalls: Watch Episode 2 of The Communications Risk Show

Episode 1 reached 1,700 viewers in a week and the early indications suggest Episode 2 will reach even more.

US Lawmakers Propose Prison Sentences for Illegal Robocallers (But Would They Ever Be Used?)

The latest incarnation of the DO NOT Call Act might as well be named the EMPTY THREAT Act.

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