Tag: fcc
Ashley Moody Wants FCC to Require More Voice Service Providers to Adopt Anti-Robocall Protections
This week, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require telephone providers that route calls across the U.S. telephone network to implement more rigorous measures that prevent illegal...
Jimmy Patronis: FCC’s Efforts to Block Robocalls About Auto Warranties Scams a Step in...
This week, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis weighed in on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) order to phone companies to block robocalls about scam auto warranties.
In February, Patronis issued a letter to...
Ashley Moody, State AGs Get FCC to Crack Down on Foreign Robocalls
Following calls by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and other state attorneys general, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking action to decrease illicit, foreign robocalls.
In January, Moody urged the FCC to implement new...
Ashley Moody, FCC Teaming Up to Take on Robocalls
Last week, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially teamed up in the fight against robocalls.
A new Memorandum of Understanding between state and federal robocall investigators establishes critical information...
Joe Biden Signs Marco Rubio’s ‘Secure Equipment Act’ Targeting Huawei, ZTE into Law
At the end of last, President Joe Biden signed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s, R-Fla., “Secure Equipment Act” into law.
Rubio got the bill through the U.S. Senate without opposition at the end of last month.
At...
Vern Buchanan: FCC Needs to Do More to Ensure Telephone Companies Crack Down on...
Last week, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., pushed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to do more to cut down on robocalls and scams.
Buchanan pointed to a report which found that telephone companies were not...
Florida GOP Congressmen Back Proposal to Cut Down on International Robocalls
Three Republican congressmen from the Sunshine State are backing U.S. Rep. Ted Budd’s, R-NC, “Foreign Robocall Elimination Act."
Budd introduced the bill last month with the support of several co-sponsors including U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer,...
House Passes Doris Matsui’s, Gus Bilirakis’ Emergency Reporting Act
The bill “will that will improve the resiliency of communications networks during emergencies.”
