(The Center Square) — Arizona’s attorney general wants something done about robocalls, but questions remain as to whether it will be effective.
Kris Mayes, D-Arizona, has joined what she described as “a multistate crackdown on illegal robocalls.”
It is part of something known as Operation Robocall Roundup.
Warning letters were sent to at least 37 telecom companies, saying they have failed to comply with the federal government’s rules to stop illegal robocall traffic.
“These telecom companies are knowingly allowing scam robocalls to be routed through their networks,” said Mayes in a press release. “They’ve ignored basic federal requirements, and by doing so, they are enabling fraudsters to reach Arizonans’ phones.”
According to Mayes, that ends now.
“My office will not tolerate companies that profit off robocalls, while
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