Feds say anti-robocall efforts appear to be working against foreign sources

The U.S. government said on Tuesday that telecom “gateway providers” appear to be doing a better job blocking scam-oriented international robocalls from reaching Americans. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said its efforts with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) “reduced apparently illegal robocall traffic across multiple networks.” The two agencies reached out last year to seven

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