2020 Democratic Candidate Yang Vows to Create Anti-Robocall Investigations Hotline
Democratic 2020 presidential hopeful Andrew Yang said he will “initiate a robo-calling text line” aimed at eliminating them, if he's elected. “If you receive a robo-call that you feel was a waste of your time, simply forward the number that…
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called you to” the proposed robocall “investigations line (800-ROBOCAL),” Yang's campaign said Friday in a policy proposal. “The FCC will follow up with the company that called you. If the FCC receives numerous complaints about a particular company, they will issue significant fines. This will quickly discourage companies from adopting marketing tactics that customers find unpleasant or unwelcome.” Leaders of the House and Senate Commerce committees say they're nearing a compromise to marry elements of House and Senate-passed anti-robocall bills (see 1909250063).