More than 223 million active numbers were registered...
More than 223 million active numbers were registered on the Do Not Call Registry as of September, the FTC said in a biennial report to Congress Monday (http://1.usa.gov/1ienpbz). During fiscal year 2013, 2,875 businesses and other entities paid more than…
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$14 million to access the registry, the FTC said. The agency cautioned that VoIP calls, Caller ID spoofing and automated dialing technology have “made it easier for individuals and companies who disregard the law to make high volumes of calls at very little cost.” That has led to an increase in illegal robocalls, peaking at about 200,000 complaints per month to the FTC by the end of FY 2012, it said.