Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., asked the telecom...
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., asked the telecom industry for advice on how to crack down on fraudulent robocalls. In a letter to CTIA and USTelecom late Friday (http://1.usa.gov/13MyVjD) she asked for comment on implementing technology that would filter out unwanted…
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calls. She asked for further comment on eliminating the FTC Act’s common carrier exemption, on changes to FCC enforcement authorities regarding robocalls, and on revisions to the 2010 Truth in Caller ID Act. She set a deadline of Oct. 15 for responses. Both groups participated in a July 10 hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, which McCaskill chairs, on the subject of fraudulent robocalls. The Justice Department has estimated consumers lose $40 billion per year to fraudulent telemarketers, she said.