On the other hand, Sen. Markey commented, “The U.S. Senate today sent Americans a holiday gift on everyone’s list: stopping the plague of robocalls. “The U.S. Senate today sent Americans a holiday gift on everyone’s list: stopping the plague of robocalls.”
More than a billion robocalls have been bothering consumers across the United States. Federal and state law enforcement authorities have been working together to crack down illegal robocalls.
In June, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) led the “Operation Call it Quits,” which targeted entities responsible for more than a billion illegal robocalls across the country. The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) also approved a rule allowing phone companies to automatically block robocalls.
TRACED Act broadens FCC’s authority to penalize operators of illegal robocalls
The TRACED Act, if signed into law, broadens the FCC’s authority to impose civil penalties of up to $10,000 per call robocall. It also extends the window from one year to four years for the Commission to catch and take civil enforcement actions against intentional violations of the law. It requires the FCC to develop rules to help protect consumers from receiving unwanted texts and robocalls.
