AUG 26, 2019
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Aug. 26, 2019 - Attorney General Alan Wilson today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to encourage telecom companies to implement call blocking and call authentication solutions that would protect consumers from illegal robocalls and spoofing. Today’s comment letter to the FCC comes after Attorney General Wilson and a bipartisan public-private coalition of 51 attorneys general and 12 phone companies unveiled the Anti-Robocall Principles to fight illegal robocalls last week.
“We have 12 phone companies signed on to this effort but we really need all of them to put these solutions in place to be able to reduce the number of robocalls,” said Attorney General Wilson. “That’s why we’re urging the FCC to put its weight behind this effort and encourage all the telecom companies to take action.”
In their comments to the FCC, the coalition of attorneys general state that telecom providers should:
Many of these actions are also covered in the Anti-Robocall Principles, a set of eight principles focused on addressing illegal robocalls through prevention and enforcement. Twelve phone companies, including Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint, have already signed on to the principles.
Attorney General Wilson is joined in signing these comments by attorneys general from all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
A copy of the comments is available HERE.
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