FCC Posts Notice on Illegal Robocalls

The FCC posted the illegal robocalls NPRM and notice of inquiry approved by commissioners Thursday (see 1703230035). “We begin a process to facilitate voice service providers’ blocking of illegal robocalls, which represent an annoyance -- and often worse -- for consumers,” the notice in docket 17-59 said. “We propose rules that would allow providers to -- on their customers’ behalf -- block the illegal robocalls that can bombard their phones at all hours of the day, in some cases luring consumers into scams (e.g., when a caller claims to be collecting money owed to the Internal Revenue Service) or leading to identity theft.” Comments will be due 45 days after publication in the Federal Register, replies 30 days later.