The FCC cited two providers of automatically dialed calls for...
The FCC cited two providers of automatically dialed calls for making millions of “robocalls” to wireless phones without authorization. Dialing Services and Richard Gilmore, doing business as Democratic Dialing, face “significant monetary penalties” if violations continue, Enforcement Bureau Chief Michele…
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Ellison said in a news release. Robocalls to wireless phones and pagers are permitted under the Communications Act and FCC rules only if made in an emergency or when customers give prior consent, the FCC noted (http://bit.ly/YegEvm). “The citations require each company to certify within fifteen calendar days that it has ceased making robocalls to wireless phones without prior authorization, and that the calls it makes include the required identifications,” the FCC said. “Issuance of citations is the required first step before the FCC could impose fines of up to $4.8 million for the particular violations at issue in the citations.” Both companies have been under investigation since last year, according to FCC documents.