Twilio Receives Cease-and-Desist Letter on Suspected Illegal Robocalls

The FCC Enforcement Bureau directed Twilio to stop carrying suspected illegal robocall traffic it apparently received from PhoneBurner and MV Realty regarding mortgages to homeowners. Twilio is the largest provider yet to receive a cease-and-desist letter, said a Tuesday news release. The bureau said MV Realty operators "offered cash to homeowners in a purported exchange for giving MV Realty an exclusive right to list the homeowner’s property for sale." It identified nearly 12 million calls made to phone numbers on the do not call registry.